your oil and coolant mix. then you have water in your oil and it makes a white grease. Then the engine will seize if you don't do anything about it. The gaskets is like $30, To put on a intake manifold you need a torque wrench, torque spec and torque sequence. Go buy yourself a Chilton or Hayes manual for you car and read it. If it don't cover it completely, read more and apply what you know and fix the car to your capabilities. Or go spend a lot of money not to get your hands dirty
The only fix for a bad intake gasket is to remove the intake manifold and replace the gasket.
Assuming this is a 4.3L engine, the upper intake manifold gasket would be between the upper intake manifold and the lower intake manifold.
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Probably just a leaking intake gasket. When it's surging, try pressing downward (with most of your bodyweight) on the intake. If it settles out you need to replace the intake gasket.
Low Coolant. Poor coolant circulation. Intake gasket. Head gasket.
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If it is an internal leak the coolant will end up in the crank case mixed with your oil and it will ruin the bearing/engine - if external leak then the engine will overheat when it runs low on coolant, and blow your head gasket
To change the intake manifold gasket on a 2000 Chevy Express van, first, disconnect the battery and remove any components obstructing access to the intake manifold, such as the air intake and throttle body. Next, unbolt the intake manifold and carefully lift it off, ensuring you don’t damage any attached components. Remove the old gasket, clean the surfaces thoroughly, and place the new gasket on the engine block. Finally, reassemble by reversing the disassembly steps, ensuring all bolts are torqued to the manufacturer's specifications.
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Exhaust are longer than intake. Exhaust goes thru the loop in the gasket, intakes set outside gasket.
To replace the lower intake manifold gasket on a 2000 Ford Ranger V6 3.0, first disconnect the battery and remove any components obstructing access to the intake manifold, such as the air intake and throttle body. Then, unbolt the intake manifold, carefully lift it off, and remove the old gasket. Clean the mating surfaces, place the new gasket, and reassemble by reversing the disassembly steps, ensuring all bolts are torqued to the manufacturer's specifications. Finally, reconnect any components and the battery, and check for leaks after starting the engine.
Engine coolant leaking internally and/or externally.