steam out the exhaust

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LEWELRG

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hi, my 1998 chevy venture 3400 v-6 has 140,000 miles. just started blowing steam out the exhaust like crazy.i heard these engines had a lot of trouble with faulty intake gaskets.should i just change the intake gasket and see or is more likley to be the head gaskets?
thanks!

Sep 2, 2007 at 4:41 AM

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[quote:7bb5e53ee0="lewelrg"]hi, my 1998 chevy venture 3400 v-6 has 140,000 miles. just started blowing steam out the exhaust like crazy.i heard these engines had a lot of trouble with faulty intake gaskets.should i just change the intake gasket and see or is more likley to be the head gaskets?
thanks![/quote:7bb5e53ee0]

Get it block/pressure tested to identify where the leak is coming from.

Sep 2, 2007 at 4:59 AM