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#385 of 436 Re: Coolant Leak 2003 CTS / Oil Cooler Seals [riskybusiness] by scott1121 May 11, 2006 (1:54 pm)
Replying to: riskybusiness (Oct 05, 2005 11:33 am) I have the same vehicle and just had my head gasket blow. I was sitting idle in traffic and all of a sudden the bells started going off and the computer screen said "Engine Overheating - Idle Engine". I put the vehicle in neutral and just as I did the bells when off again and this time the screen said "Low Coolant - Engine Overheating - Stop Engine". I immediately put the car in a parking space 6 feet away and turned off the engine. When I did, I heard a bubbling sound in the coolant reserve tank. I got out and on the ground was a huge puddle of milk-chocolate colored, milkshake thickness fluid. After towing to the shop, the initial diagnosis is blown head gasket - external failure. It just turned 100k miles last week and had all the service done as required on a 2003 CTS. Cadillac is refusing to help so far saying that since I have over 100k miles it's out of their abilty to assist, I have 101k miles not - come on guys. I'm going to have it towed to a Cadillac Dealer and have them tear it down and do a full diagnosis.
#387 of 436 07 Escalade - 22" Wheel/Tire not available? by auto007 May 12, 2006 (1:37 pm)
Hi, Anyone have any ideas where to get 1 factory 22" Escalade 07 FACTORY wheel/tire? It appears according to my local dealer this is a special order item that takes 2 days to get updated on availablity that could be months? It's hard to believe this and any insight on how to obtain it faster would be great! Thanks Replies to this message: bwnunnally (Jun 03, 2006 4:41 pm)
#389 of 436 Re: Parking brake on 93 Eldorado [monkeyman3] by 1993caddysts May 18, 2006 (1:06 pm)
Replying to: monkeyman3 (Nov 26, 2003 8:34 pm) Look under your dash, there should be a small handle just exposed beyond the driver kick panel. If may be sticky if its never been used. Sometimes, I have found my brake will stick, try cycling the tranny between park and drive a few times.
#391 of 436 engine swap] by philly500 May 18, 2006 (5:56 pm)
Replying to: chuck46 (Apr 15, 2005 1:51 pm) want to drop a big block olds in my 69 caddy conv is this possible i know my eldo had a 350 olds rocket the 472 in my caddy is a pain to get parts for and of course i threw a rod on sat any feedback would be very helpful thanx Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (May 19, 2006 10:01 am) bwnunnally (Jun 03, 2006 1:34 pm)
#392 of 436 Re: engine swap] [philly500] by Mr_Shiftright HOST May 19, 2006 (10:01 am)
Replying to: philly500 (May 18, 2006 5:56 pm) Doesn't make sense to me. You'll spend a lot of $$ getting everything to fit (it's not a common conversion after all) and you'll lose considerable value on your car to boot. And if you put an Olds 350 in there you will lose a LOT of horsepower (from 375 to 250). And if you use an Olds 455 you will gain but a few HP if you find the most powerful 455 (which will not be cheap to buy). Sounds like a no win situation on all counts. Can't think of a good reason to do it---if I could, I'd tell you.