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Old 19-05-2008, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Pimpreza
They usually run really cold without the thermostat.... lucky to get the heaters to work, if it gets hot quickly when you boost it it'll be a head gasket, mine showed no signs of a water oil mix & it was well cooked (20 min running dry) make sure the hose going up through to the throttle body from the water pump is connected too, some idiots disconnect them & it gives the symptoms of a fugged head gasket.
is it bad to disconnect the coolant lines that go through the throttle body? i bypassed mine ages ago, and now you mention it i do get a few stalls when i pull up to traffic lights but only occasionaly, time to re-connect it ay?
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