2001 Chevy Suburban leaking intake manifold gasket

2001 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
151,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MARC LAMBERT
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I am definitely losing coolant and we can find no leaks;
the car is running fine, not overheating and getting 19-20 MPG; is it safe to just keep driving it and keeping the coolant level up or am I a blown gasket waiting to happen?
Aug 30, 2010 at 9:31 AM
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MMPRINCE4000
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It will eventually blow, the problem is that if it gets into a culinder (coolant) you take a chance of hyro-locking the engine, which will bend rods and other bad things.
Aug 30, 2010 at 9:36 AM
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