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Old 05-11-2004, 04:44 PM   #19 (permalink)
james t kirk
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I have a 97 3800 with a plastic intake manifold.

It cracked, flooded the crankcase with coolant while on the Highway and destroyed the engine.

Thanks alot GM. I had no idea of this problem till it happened to me.

As far as I am aware, there is no aluminum replacement out there.

I ended up suing GM over this in small claims court. Received a confidential settlement which helped cover the costs.

But still, I would never recommend the 96 and up 3800 to anyone. It will bite you in the butt.

I heard they changed the design in 2004 but I could be wrong.
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