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gurgling souund - 2/14/2007 2:23:51 AM

rlevy64614

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when i start my 88 bird in the winter the heater core area sounds like gurgling. no leaks not overheating just gurgling for a while. when it warms up after a few minutes its gone. any ideas

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RE: gurgling souund - 2/14/2007 4:45:07 PM

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Blown headgaskets will do this ( suck water in the cylinder- force air into the coolant). A compression check will determine this for sure, if one sparkplug looks new compared to the rest, it's been steam cleaned by the coolant in the cylinder and is a blown headgasket. The 3.8L engine is known for this problem throughout it's production.

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RE: gurgling souund - 2/14/2007 9:11:11 PM

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thats what i thought but not a drop of coolant lost over ten thousand miles. not one leak, not one drop low. now fluid inoil or on dipstick. what do you think.heads were done last year.

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