Musclecar427 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper60103 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Looks nice! How does it ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musclecar427 Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Looks nice! How does it ride? Thanks! It rides pretty well but I think it needs front sway bar links and or bushings because there is a rattle when I go over bumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Yes that sounds like stabilizer bar bushings or end links. That is the 4.9 engine also, make sure you use the cooling supplement tablets.. that is a great engine Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musclecar427 Posted October 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Yes that sounds like stabilizer bar bushings or end links. That is the 4.9 engine also, make sure you use the cooling supplement tablets.. that is a great engine Cooling supplement tablets? Is that the same thing as blinker fluid? I'm pretty sure dexcool wasn't used in 95. I have made sure the coolant is the old green stuff. Thanks for asking! I have all of the previous owners recrords. Someone must have told him/her to switch over to conventional coolant if that was the case.Compression readings are even on all 8 cylinders. The car pulls like it should. My car runs great. I'm not sure what your asking? Please enlighten me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hall Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Yes that sounds like stabilizer bar bushings or end links. That is the 4.9 engine also, make sure you use the cooling supplement tablets.. that is a great engine Cooling supplement tablets? Is that the same thing as blinker fluid? I'm pretty sure dexcool wasn't used in 95. I have made sure the coolant is the old green stuff. Thanks for asking! I have all of the previous owners recrords. Someone must have told him/her to switch over to conventional coolant if that was the case.Compression readings are even on all 8 cylinders. The car pulls like it should. My car runs great. I'm not sure what your asking? Please enlighten me..... This is what is meant by coolant supplement tablets. You can also buy it in powder form at Walmart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 If you look under your hood, probably on a shock tower, you will see that it states to use the cooling supplement tablets, they were designed for the 4.9 and carried over to the NS. The 4.9 has cylinder sleeves that can leak internally and the tablets are mandatory. You say "Thanks for Asking", thanks for asking WHAT? I didnt ask anything. "Thanks for asking" sounds sarcastic to me, is it? I am not sure why on your 6th post you would be sarcastic, maybe you can clarify that statement for me and put it in the proper context for me. Can you explain "blinker fluid" to me? You lost me with that one, is that sarcasm also? If you are trying to be cute or sarcastic, that will not work with me, if you look I have been here a LONG time and have over 10,000 posts, I DON'T play games nor do I give out mis-information, life it too short for BS. I had a 91 Seville with a 4.9 and put almost 140K miles on it before I junked it because of non engine related problems, and WE know quite a bit about the 4.9 here. If YOU want to benefit from our experience please keep sarcasm to yourself. I am not sure about your age, but you reference the 427, I had two 427's, both in Corvettes and one was the 435 HP version with three two's that I rebuilt. If you are my age and have ONLY worked on cast iron engines, it is necessary to learn everything over again, these aluminum engines are very different than cast iron engines, try to keep an open mind. Finally, you implied that there might be something wrong with Dexcool "(because you 'made sure it was the green stuff)", for the record, there isn't anything wrong with Dexcool for aluminum engines, its NOT recommended for the 4.9. If you are getting your info on Dexcool from the internet, keep in mind that ALL you will find is negative, you won't hear of the millions of cars that use it daily with NO problem, it just needs to be changed on time and it does not do well in cast iron engines as it allows corrosion to build up if the coolant level is low and air is in the system... Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted tcb Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 BBF isn't trying to sell you snake oil. Do a search for "coolant tablets". They are cheap insurance against nuisance leaks in an aluminum engine. GM put them in at the factory on your car ... make sure you add them to your coolant change. 1989 FWD Fleetwood, Silver 1995 STS Crimson Pearl on Black leather 1997 STS Diamond White 1999 STS Crimson Pearl 2001 STS Silver 2003 STS, Crimson Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95SevilleSLS Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 What would be the comparble product at walmart? Gold seal? Or liquid glass? Also, I wish I would have known that about using dexcool in cast iron engines. I put some in a few years ago in my 84 suburban. It developed a leak a year later and all of the antifreeze was gone and I patched it with gold seal and put green stuff back in. Do you think it will be ok? -Dusty- - 02 Seville STS, white diamond - 93 Sixty Special, Tan with vinyl top - 79 Coupe DeVille, Tan with Tan top - 06 GMC Sierra Z71, Black - 92 Silverado C1500, black and grey - 83 Chevy K10 Silverado, Black and Grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 What would be the comparble product at walmart? Gold seal? Or liquid glass? Also, I wish I would have known that about using dexcool in cast iron engines. I put some in a few years ago in my 84 suburban. It developed a leak a year later and all of the antifreeze was gone and I patched it with gold seal and put green stuff back in. Do you think it will be ok? I can't help you with the comparable product, I only use the GM tablets or the Bar's Leak tablets shown above by Ed. If it were me, I would go back to GREEN in your cast iron engine. See this GM recommends a DexCool change every five years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first. Because most people drive 15,000 to 20,000 miles a year, that translates to a five-year replacement interval. As noted, the thousands of miles required to protect metal is an important trade-off for that longer life. Although like conventional coolants, OATs also contain other inhibitors, for targeted protection. The inhibitor 2-EHA works well in hard water and is more effective than sebacate at lower pH levels (when the coolant moves from the alkaline end toward the acid side), particularly for cast iron. Well, GM has a number of cast-iron engines. When there's a low coolant level in the coolant passages, the exposed cast iron rusts. Apparently, that rust is washed away later by flowing coolant, and is deposited in the heat exchangers. It eventually produces the rust powder problems that have been so widely observed (see MOTOR's August 2002 issue at www.motor.com). Why does the coolant level in these engines drop? The original radiator cap design was blamed for some of the issue, but there probably are a number of causes, including owner neglect and normal seepage. However, the rust powder issue is not a problem that was observed with the previously used conventional American coolant. Reference: <a href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa38...408/ai_n9453107" target="_blank">http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa38...408/ai_n9453107</a> Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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