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August 2005
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overheating and major loss of power
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Sun, 21 August 2005 12:21
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hi about 2 days ago i noticed my car losing power and sounding like a truck i replaced manifold gasket and it stopped being loud still hasn't gained any power though and the radiator bubbles if you leave the cap off. no sign of oil in the coolant but it overheats and doesn't go hard anymore. i own a 90' seca sx 100kw 4AGE any help would be great. durrie
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Location:
new castle
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July 2005
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Re: overheating and major loss of power
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Sun, 21 August 2005 12:45
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could the head gasket be stuffed?? i've been told car over heats pretty bad if head gasket is gone.... also could the temp sensor not be working properly??
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: overheating and major loss of power
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Mon, 22 August 2005 06:30
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| Durrie1986 wrote on Sun, 21 August 2005 22:21 |
... overheats and doesn't go hard anymore
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head gasket?
radiator clogged? (it it able to keep control of temps on the highway?)
when you replaced the manifold gasket, did you get all the piping/wiring hooked up the right way?
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: overheating and major loss of power
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Mon, 22 August 2005 07:34
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do a compression test if it reads low on a cylinder or 2 then pour a small ammount of oil down the cylinder and if the compression improves its a head gasket.
Otherwise try flushing the coolant and replacing with toyota red coolant or a coolant that is compatible with toyota motors.
Another thing it could be is that the thermostat is staying shut so it may pay to replace that aswell..
Could also be your ignition timing may be too advanced check to make sure the timing is correct
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Australia
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: overheating and major loss of power
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Mon, 22 August 2005 08:10
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| 4agte wrote on Mon, 22 August 2005 15:34 |
do a compression test if it reads low on a cylinder or 2 then pour a small ammount of oil down the cylinder and if the compression improves its a head gasket.
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Thats a test for rings, not for head gasket.
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Location:
hunter valley
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March 2005
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Re: overheating and major loss of power
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Mon, 22 August 2005 08:15
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sounds to me like water pump same problem with my old 7m motor
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: overheating and major loss of power
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Mon, 22 August 2005 08:32
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| CrUZsida wrote on Mon, 22 August 2005 18:10 |
| 4agte wrote on Mon, 22 August 2005 15:34 |
do a compression test if it reads low on a cylinder or 2 then pour a small ammount of oil down the cylinder and if the compression improves its a head gasket.
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Thats a test for rings, not for head gasket.
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wooops indeed your right sorry
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Location:
hunter valley
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March 2005
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Re: overheating and major loss of power
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Mon, 22 August 2005 08:35
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are you being smart?
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