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HONES
petrol head


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 12:29 am    Post subject: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

Im sick of this bullshit.

I aquired Mooch's head and paid a fair bit of money to put the valves and etc, re seat a coupla things etc.

Anyways we finally get it back in the car and warm it up and go for a drive and it STILL OVERFUCKING HEATS.

This is now over 500 dollars ive spent or will be spending when I get soem money in. Just to stop this fucken thing from overheating and it doesnt do shit. Taken it to a few people and couple said new head. So we did and to no evail.


IM SO PISSED OFF
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alan
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 12:41 am    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

Just goes to show what can happen if you listen to people who know jack sh^t.
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motoboy
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 12:49 am    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

i dunno if u alreday checked but is there anything wrong with the radiator or anything to do with keeping the car from not over heating like the thermostat
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HONES
petrol head


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 12:54 am    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

thermo is fine...

radiator got taken apart and cleaned...

replaced hoses...

put the better water pump on...

better alternator...

set timing...

FUCK KNOWS!
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TimD
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 1:04 am    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

If its that fucked. Buy another motor instead of forking out big bucks to get it fixed. Especially if its only a 160??!! If it gives you piece of mind....otherwise, fix it
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HONES
petrol head


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 1:09 am    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

I already pulled one motor out and the 2nd one is the one that is also fucked.
see, thats where my moeny is goin

not fair
and no one say buy anotehr coz i cant afford it
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Loz
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 1:17 am    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

could a water gallery in the block be blocked??
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alan
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 2:06 am    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

Any steam coming out your exhaust?
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Gene FJ20DET
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 10:42 am    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

u actually set ya timeing hehehe, that was a joke. lol
maybe ya water gallery is cloged?? alos take ya thermastat out and take it for a drive. see what happens. i had a heating problem, took it out and never went over 1/2 heat after that. just left it out altogether.
gene
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Sparrow
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 1:18 pm    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

yeah ...

what makes u think it is overheating ? are you just going by what the guage in the car reads ? or is the radiator actually boiling to the point where shit pisses out the overflow ?

maybe check your guage in the car ! and try a new radiator cap ... (if that's the problem)
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MR_GEMI
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 2:27 pm    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

maybe the paint your car is wearing is too warm for it, i'd suggest rubbing it back to bare metal and see how you go then...

cheers,
kev
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little red wagon
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 2:51 pm    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

reverse flush your motor and see if that works
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Mooch
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 3:22 pm    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

but your original head needed $450 worth of fixing. so obviously it was pretty rooted anyway!

My old one didnt even cost half that to get the valves reseated - which you should do anyway!

Maybe check sender? should start with the cheaper stuff first.
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HONES
petrol head


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 11:43 pm    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

no steam comes out.

already reverse flushed but that was directly after new radiator and with old head.

try it again maybe.
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HONES
petrol head


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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2002 11:46 pm    Post subject: Re: GEM STILL FUCKED Reply with quote

Yes coming out overflow and already new cap.
one of them high pressure ones.

so its gettin farken hot.
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