

| Subject: | Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair |
| From: | Scott Daniel - Turbovans |
| Date: | Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:31:16 -0800 |
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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