1995 Chevy Monte Carlo

Tiny
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  • 1995 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 145,000 MILES
My car just stopped on me but before it stopped on me when I wuld start it up it wuld billo out alot of white smoke and when I when I put it in drive and push on the pedal I heard popping sounds like it was back fireing and it took a long time to pick up speed also when I get on the highway and give it alot of gas it wuld rev real loud but I will still be going only 40 mph its kinda like it wnt get out of gear the car just has no power at all I have to ease my way up to 70 I cant just gas it. I took it to a GM dealer and they tld me I needed a cadilit converter and a maz scencer so I got it put on but that dnt wrk so somebody eles looked at it and tld me I need 3 fuel injectors then somebody eles tld me I might need a head gasket
Sunday, October 26th, 2008 AT 11:44 AM

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Tiny
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I would be goign with headgasket or a issue with excess water in the gas.

Perform a compression test, wet and dry.

Get back to me with the results to see whats wrong.
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Sunday, October 26th, 2008 AT 1:04 PM
Tiny
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Another thing that happend was that it started to over heat so I put anti freeze I it and about a day or two later it gone
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Friday, October 31st, 2008 AT 10:29 PM
Tiny
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Check your oil to see if it is watered down and check the level of it. If it is higher than it should be, that is where your coolant is going. A cracked head gasket can be the cause of this.
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Friday, October 31st, 2008 AT 10:39 PM
Tiny
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Overheating, white smoke, coolant going down, really pointing towards a cracked/warped head or a bad headgasket.

Do as bluelightnin says. You can try touching the dipstick on a hot exhaust manifold if it boils the oil that touches it then theres water in it.
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008 AT 8:55 AM
Tiny
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Hou much do you think a head gasket on this car wuld cost to get fixed?
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 AT 9:58 AM
Tiny
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About 1,000 call around prices will varry
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2008 AT 2:33 PM

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