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Does it occur when you apply the brakes? A warped rotor will cause a shake or shutter (primarily felt in the steering wheel and brake pedal) when the brake are applied. Most shops no longer resurface brake rotors any longer because of the reduced prices for a new replacement rotor, but resurfacing a rotor will bring the rotor true (even no wobble) and take away any brake shimmy or shaking.
The correct way is to remove the head(s) have the head(s) checked for warpage repair as necessary then clean everything good and replace the head gaskets. There are some places that advertise a product that is suppose to seal a head gasket leak but remember if it seals the headgasket leak it may stop up your radiator, also it will just be a temporary repair
Probable head gasket failure between combustion chamber on #5 and the water jacket.
If verified and the head is aluminum (quite common) have it checked for warp and resurfaced if needed.
Other wise the problem may recur.
Check the compression
and remove some spark plugs and then crank if water comes out then there's your problem. If water is present remove plugs and crank for 10 -15 second intervals with one minute breaks to remove water.
Did you resurface the cylinder heads? If not (brace your self) you should redo the job and have the heads resurfaced.
As an alternative you could try some Blue Devil block sealer but it's definitely not a permanent fix.
If no water comes out and compression is good, check for spark and for fuel. You can check for spark by removing a plug wire, inserting a screwdriver (one with a thick rubber/plastic handle) and hold the metal part of the screwdriver about 1/2" away from some metal piece on the engine, when you crank the engine you should see a spark.
Check for fuel with a fuel pressure tester and put a test light on one of the injectors, it should blink momentarily.
By doing these things you will be directed to the next steps.
If you have a bad or leaky freeze plug, also known as soft plugs, it needs to be replaced. Your brass plugs are the best, and in some hard to get to places there are rubber plugs that can be adjusted to fix the problem. But if you have oil in the oil pan, assuming no one put water in the engine. You probably overheated the engine enough to acquire a cracked head gasket. Normaly that's the problem, could be a cracked head also, but more than likely a gasket. If you decide to remove the heads and replace the gaskets, good idea to have the heads resurfaced. (recommended)
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