Coolant in the Intake Manifold?!!

[madking411]

I removed the carburetor from my 89 Corolla, and i found some green liquid...(coolant obviously...) mixed in with the gasoline in the intake manifold.:( Now, what im wondering is, does this mean that theres a BIG problem that needs to be fixed?? or is this normal...?:thinking: Its a Toyota 4AF engine.

Why is there coolant in the manifold...?

[redrumracer]

ive heard of coolant in the manifold but not mixing with the gas

[madking411]

Well, it was coming out of a separate pathway....Maybe when i took the carburetor off, some of it spilled over and mixed in with the gas....?

[cactusEG]

u might have a craked head...

[madking411]

u might have a craked head...

No....i dont.....I've taken the engine apart enough to see....Its not cracked..

[cactusEG]

No....i dont.....I've taken the engine apart enough to see....Its not cracked..


ok, i wasnt sure.

[redrumracer]

well yea sometimes coolant is routed through the head so dont be worried about it

[madking411]

okay, cool....:goodjob:

[passwordATL]

gasket maybe.

[Benefit]

u might have a craked head...

No


well yea sometimes coolant is routed through the head so dont be worried about it

Yes

[BTLFED]

DANGER TO MANIFOLD! YOU ARE GOING TO BLOW THE WELDS ON THE INTAKE!!















































Sorry, had to do it LOL! I wouldn't worry about it.

[EvasiveEF9]

DANGER TO MANIFOLD! YOU ARE GOING TO BLOW THE WELDS ON THE INTAKE!




Sorry, had to do it LOL! I wouldn't worry about it.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/550715684_07f466ba28.jpg?v=0

[JDM onlyy]

I removed the carburetor from my 89 Corolla, and i found some green liquid...(coolant obviously...) mixed in with the gasoline in the intake manifold.:( Now, what im wondering is, does this mean that theres a BIG problem that needs to be fixed?? or is this normal...?:thinking: Its a Toyota 4AF engine.

Why is there coolant in the manifold...?


I'm not sure bout the Corolla but on Hondas they have a separate passage way for coolant to come through from to the head so I'm pretty sure its the same. Or is it from the head to the block? Lol one way or the other the manifold gets coolant too... :D

[Z U L8R]

a friend of mine said something about his throttle body gasket with a similar symptom on his 4ag.

[dappsta]

The head could be warped? Happened to me before..

[Brian*]

as long as its not in your oil your good... have you checked it??

[madking411]

no...not in my HEAD....the intake manifold....You know, where the carburetor bolts up to?

And, oil's good.:goodjob: Theres no coolant in the oil

[Brian*]

no...not in my HEAD....the intake manifold....You know, where the carburetor bolts up to?

And, oil's good.:goodjob: Theres no coolant in the oil

You should be cool then, might take it by a local shop that you TRUST and just ask them to be 100% safe/sure.

[madking411]

You should be cool then, might take it by a local shop that you TRUST and just ask them to be 100% safe/sure.

:D :D Welll.....I WOULD......but, the car doesnt really drive, since the carb needs to be rebuild/replaced...And, cuz it doesnt have the tag on right now....and, cuz it has no insurace.....lololol

[Tech5]

????????????

[madking411]

I dont drive it, as of now....I'm trying to work on it, to get it to a point where I'd LOVE to have it as a Daily, then....I'll switch from my Pontiac into the Rolla.

[Brian*]

:D :D Welll.....I WOULD......but, the car doesnt really drive, since the carb needs to be rebuild/replaced...And, cuz it doesnt have the tag on right now....and, cuz it has no insurace.....lololol

well... that could be a problem! well goodluck with everything, keep us updated!

[madking411]

Okay, will do!

haha, i WOULD've tried making another build-up thread, takin pictures along the way, and narrating everything, but apparently, I'm not so good at makin those types of things......

[Brian*]

I know how you feel, you can't help anyone on this site without someone bashing what you say... IE: nitrous question on this forum lol (I'm only ASE certified) lol