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motor problems

Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 10:53 am
by Frosty_SPL
So now my car will overheat unless I have the heater on full blast.

Also it started breaking up badly on my last few runs of the day. Driving it home it did not break up.

Has my headgasket failed? The thermostat is new. I will check the coolant for oil tonight.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 11:02 am
by Greg
if there's oil in the coolant or vise verse, it will look like brown gravy. mmmm gravy.

have you flushed the cooling system? there might be some scale buildup in the radiator, or a plugged coolant galley. i'd flush it if there's no oil in the coolant.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 11:48 am
by Frosty_SPL
I got matt to install the cooling parts because my radiator blew up when he FOERST got the car running. I assume he did flush it.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 12:01 pm
by mynameismike
Let me know if you need those parts, Clint. I got the engine fan and electric fan sitting in the garage collecting paint dust.

If you got gravy train that sucks man.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 12:09 pm
by Greg
is your fan clutch worn out?

Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 12:51 pm
by Frosty_SPL
Its electric. But it overheats even when Im going 70.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 1:09 pm
by mynameismike
Only thing I can think of is head gasket, water pump, and Anna.

Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:25 pm
by shawn shawn
Elec fans didn't look like good ones. Get some cheap altima fans from the junkyard or get a clutch fan. My dad might have some altima fans he wants to sell.

and the rad looked a little nasty inside.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 12:23 am
by Frosty_SPL
Cool thanks! How much are the cheap aluminum radiators?

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 12:51 am
by mynameismike
$120ish on Ebay.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 9:53 am
by Frosty_SPL
sweet!

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:16 am
by mynameismike
Annaluminium radiator. (c what i did ther?) joke.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:18 am
by Greg
wat? joke, where? zzzzz

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 10:42 am
by mynameismike
only Clint would know.

Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 12:20 pm
by struka
Maudite wrote:wat? joke, where? zzzzz
ZZZZaaaaahhhhh!!!