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- From: rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: quad4 head
- Message-ID: <1992Aug20.201900.26961@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Date: 20 Aug 92 20:19:00 GMT
- Sender: news@noose.ecn.purdue.edu (USENET news)
- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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- bad news: my 89 grand am with quad4(36k miles) starts running rough and
- blowing white smoke out the exhaust and coolant light comes on. take to
- dealer...head cracked or warped or gasket ruined. car is 3 months out of
- warranty.
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- good news: pontiac decides to do work as warranty since my car was barely
- out of warranty with low mileage and they have had quad4 engines do this.
- apparently the cooling channels in the head allow airpockets to form and
- hot spots develope which cause trouble over time. anyway...at least i only
- eat the $100 deduct and that is all.
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- anyone else have head trouble with the quad4?
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