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bonneville idle problems part II

I just pulled the plugs out and all of them were covered with a black gas smelling coating. While I was replacing the oil pressure spring last week, I put some seafoam fuel injector cleaner in the tank but didn't drive the car for about 4 or 5 days later. Is it possible that the seafoam went to the bottom of the tank and way too much got to the engine? Also I noticed a puddle of anti-freeze on the back of the intake nearest the egr valve. Is this a indicator of the dreaded 3800 egr valve coolant leak or possibly just a bad intake gasket?

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smelling coating. While I was replacing the oil pressure spring last week, I put some seafoam fuel injector cleaner in the tank but didn't drive the car for about 4 or 5 days later. Is it possible that the seafoam went to the bottom of the tank and way too much got to the engine? Also I noticed a puddle of anti-freeze on the back of the intake nearest the egr valve. Is this a indicator of the dreaded 3800 egr valve coolant leak or possibly just a bad intake gasket?

Yup the coolant leak is the problem. Its fowling out your plugs among other things. Northern autoparts started carrying the dorman replacement upper intakes. Their price seems to be the best out there, only $129 bucks.

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Angelfire seems to be down at the moment for me but heres my site on it

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Hope that helps.

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