Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:31:16 -0800
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
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it's in the Bentley book.
the weirdest thing that can happen doing this test is converting C to
Farenheit temps ..
and that's easy with an online temp converter .
2,200 ohms cold is in my mind ..
but look it up to be sure.
scott
On 11/13/2012 1:02 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
> I swapped out the AFM, made no difference at all (I had a real nice
> low-miles one to try). What should the temp II resistance be, if you recall?
>
> Jim
>
> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>> for an easy first test I'd check the resistance of Temp Sensor II ..
>> especially warm.
>>
>> is the throttle switch making contact at idle ?
>>
>> scott
>> turbovans
>> On 11/13/2012 6:38 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
>>
>> Not that anyone has been following this, but my daughter let the engine get
>> overheated on my 91 2.1 when the Temp II sensor retaining clip broke and
>> immediately emptied coolant. The head gaskets leaked and the thermostat
>> housing was warped, primarily, but I had some other troubles along the way
>> like a cylinder frozen to one of the heads.
>>
>> Anyway, I made a mistake by letting a wire get caught under the driver side
>> rubber gasket, which cases coolant to pool on top of the cylinder. I can
>> take care of that. The engine, though, is exhibiting symptoms that I
>> thought I would ask about.
>>
>> It was doing the same things before the overheating and gasket issues, so I
>> anticipate some troubleshooting will be in order when I get the gasket leak
>> repaired. Before I found the head gasket leak, I was able to run it to warm
>> and then drive it for three or four miles, so I can observe that the post
>> op problems are the same as the pre-op problems with the exception that the
>> effects of the leaks, except for the mistake on the DS rubber gasket, are
>> fixed.
>>
>> Here's what's going on: when I start the car, it runs great. It just purrs
>> strongly and steadily, until it gets warmish and then it begins stumbling
>> and issuing some black exhaust like it's running rich. If you let it idle,
>> especially with it in drive and there's that little bit of extra drag, it
>> will stall. It does the same thing with the O2 sensor plugged in or
>> unplugged.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
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