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Location: Sydney
Registered: October 2003
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Re: very ill 4age
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Mon, 13 September 2004 05:57

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Could be a few things,
When did it start doing it? What were you doing before hand?
It sounds like one or two of your cylinders isn't firing. If you were driving and all of a sudden noticed a loss of power and it idling like a harley, then I'd say it's your head gasket. It's possible to blow a chunk out between a cylinder and a water track, which you'd notice water in your oil and vice versa. And it's possible to blow a chunk out between cylinders, which you'd have no water in your oil, but no compression and hence no firing on two of your cylinders.
Or, If you just washed your car (and engine) you might have a well of water in your plug holes.
Or, If you've had the leads off, you might have them around the wrong way.
If you had done nothing before and it happened all of a sudden, my money would be on the head gasket. Most electrical problems happen intermitantly before becoming a full blown problem.
Cheers,
Dave
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parrot | Mon, 13 September 2004 04:37 |
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hotrolla | Mon, 13 September 2004 05:06 |
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ae95 | Mon, 13 September 2004 05:45 |
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davedave | Mon, 13 September 2004 05:57 |
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cri_ag | Mon, 13 September 2004 08:18 |
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FKN16V | Mon, 13 September 2004 10:20 |
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oldcorollas | Mon, 13 September 2004 12:19 |
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davedave | Mon, 13 September 2004 20:47 |
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