I've got a '97 Lumina that was driven up to 30 miles with a leaking LIM gasket. The oil had a lot of coolant in it and the car got hot (the person driving said it got almost to the red but the idiot light came on, and the car wasn't driven for more than five minutes after they NOTICED the car was hot).
I'd like to swap this engine into my '97 Cavalier (people have done it before) but I want to make sure it's not going to seize up. Any opinions on how to make sure the bearings aren't junk? The engine wasn't making any noise when I shut it down and took off the intake. Also, if I did a compression test would it show if I had a warped head or blown headgasket (from getting hot)? Thanks, Jim.
I'd like to swap this engine into my '97 Cavalier (people have done it before) but I want to make sure it's not going to seize up. Any opinions on how to make sure the bearings aren't junk? The engine wasn't making any noise when I shut it down and took off the intake. Also, if I did a compression test would it show if I had a warped head or blown headgasket (from getting hot)? Thanks, Jim.
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