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  1. DaveT
    In my experience, the most common cause of coolant getting into the intake, is the intake manifold gaskets. Before any drives, check cooant, top off if needed. Watch the recovery bottle also. If it appears to gain coolant - after cooled back down - that's a sign of headgasket getting ready to fail.
  2. DaveT
    If the white smoke didn't begin to lightning up, there may be a coolant leak into the intake. Be sure to check coolant level before every drive until you find the leak.
  3. DaveT
    For major constant trouble codes, you can just look at the LED. It will sequence through them while the engine idles. The harness connectors do 2 things. 1 set is to go into dealer diagnostic mode which also displays intermittent codes that were stored in memory. The other set is used to clear the memory. There is a sequence of steps in addition to activate these modes. I don't have my fsm handy, and I don't have them memorized.
  4. DaveT
    There are a few ways to loose coolant. Intake manifold gaskets. The o ring between the intake manifold and the throttle body. And head gaskets. A crack in a head. If there are air bubbles continuously coming out of the radiator, that's a blown headgasket. The others can leak into the engine or exhaust or to the exterior. Depending on the quantity, it can be hard to see because it evaporates. Head gaskets can also leak coolant out the side.
  5. DaveT
    Yeah, I forget they can be a pain because I have always ended up having to remove them for one reason or another before they got that bad. And once I've removed them, they have anti seize and stainless nuts. If one stripped, it needed a Helicoil anyway..
  6. DaveT
    Simple test. Unbolt the exhaust from the engine, so there is a half inch or so gap . Make sure something will hold it there. Rig some wire or whatever. Take a short drive. It will be loud. If you have power, the exhaust os blocked.
  7. DaveT
    The cat /s not working has no effect on the engine - except in the case of the core getting blocked or breaking loose and blocking the flow of exhaust. I had one break loose, suddenly had very low power. Idle or very light load seemed normal.
  8. DaveT
    Loyales have 2 cats. Yes, the temp should be higher after each one. Your second one may or may not be partially blocked, but it is not working.
  9. DaveT
    I guess the one that tricked me had some other thing out of whack a bit. Like maybe the flasher was weak? It's long gone now, due to rust. But replacing the bulb in the bumper got it working again. visual inspection of fuses and light bulbs is not guaranteed accurate. I've seen plenty that look fine, but are open circuit. Since the bulb lights, it is not burned out. This all did bring back to me, a though that went through my mind a while back - I don't remember the last time I had to replace one of these exterior bulbs. Before I got my first EA82 GL, I remember them being a fairly common thing to have to replace periodically.
  10. DaveT
    It takes quite a while. Scared I'll kill the battery before it starts kind of thing. For my EA82s that is. I've only had it happen 2 or 3 times since 1988. I am not certain about the EJ. And this only applies if everything checks out - spark, fuel, timing belt is correct. I've also used a 1 second shot of carb cleaner into the intake to help test / clear this. It usually takes a number of tries, but gradually, you get a sputter, then a little more, etc....
  11. DaveT
    If the ATF is disappearing the vacuum modulator is most likely leaking it into the intake. You won't see smoke until it starts leaking a lot.
  12. DaveT
    Flooded. Hold gas pedal fully down. Crank. A lot. In bursts, not continously. Like 5 seconds or so.
  13. DaveT
    Here is one thing to check that fooled me years ago - if the bulb in the front bumper burns out, the signal won't blink.
  14. DaveT
    Yes it may still be cleaning out the ATF. I'm not familiar with the details of a turbo model. The only things I can think of that may be hurt burning a lot of ATF would be an O2 sensor and catalytic converter. If the car was being run like that long enough. Once you get it legal, a good drive or 2 should clear it up. It could probably use new sprk plugs anyways too.
  15. DaveT
    The last time I bought them, NAPA had ones that looked like stock.
  16. DaveT
    Oh, since the cylinder with the bent push rods has odd valves, check the length of the push rods also.
  17. DaveT
    It would not be unheard of for someone to pour a bit of oil in each cylinder before long term storage.
  18. DaveT
    Oil in a cylinder sounds odd. There are no pressurized oil passages that go through the headgaskets. Really bad valve seals or really bad oil rings are the only ways I can imagine it getting there, assuming you ran it before disassembly. Even those wouldn't let in enough to pool though. Wet maybe....
  19. DaveT
    I would check and recheck the dimensions of the odd valves with the bent push rods. The carbon is only looks unusual in the even ness of the coating. If a valve / guide were to get sticky, wouldn't it more likely get stuck open? The strength of the springs has to be considerably less than the strength of the push rods.
  20. DaveT
    make sure the system is full of coolant. The temp gauge on the dash is not accurate from car to car. But if it normally runs at say 1/2, and it suddenly runs higher than normal, it means check everything, something isn't right.
  21. DaveT
    Gear lube used in the diff has a distinct odor.
  22. DaveT
    What kind of transmission do you have? The oil pressure relief valve [in the oil pump for the engine] does not release oil outside of the engine. If you have an automatic, you will have an ATF dipstick, near the brake master cylinder. AND a diff oil dipstick, under the spare tire, opposite side, rear of the bell housing.
  23. DaveT
    I've got a 180 in one Loyale, and a 190 in the other. I haven't noticed anything drivability wise. 160 I think would be too cool. The car with the lower thermostat seems to have less heat for the heater in winter. I'm surprised 10 degrees makes that much difference - but it's possible something else is messing with it also.
  24. DaveT
    Parts cars are a great thing.
  25. DaveT
    I had an 86 gl. Most parts were interchangeable with all my others, including the 90 loyale. Only catch for me is I never had a dl.
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