Howard

Hey everyone I got a quick question, I got a 83 dl with the 1.8 lt in it and I would like to get a little more power out of it, is getting a bigger carb the way to go? I know I could rebuild and add stuff but I dont wanna get that deep into it. I was thinking of adding an aftermarket carb, whatta ya think? and if so what brand is a good fit! Cheers. Howard

You guys are the sh*t!! thanks so much for the help, I figured it out and it is the temp gauge, its faulty. last month I changed the alternator cause it was overcharging my system and I guess that can mess some electrical stuff up... well apparently it did and it was my temp gauge!!! now my question you all is this, I have really low miles on this car and I would hate to have to replace the whole cluster cause it would not show the correct mileage!! what are my options. Thanks again for all your help Jake in Seattle

Thanks again for all your info guys!! So here is the deal now, the fan was not coming on and I believe the sensor is bad so I jumped the fan to the radiator as recommended and the fan came on, so now it comes on every time I start the car. STILL nothing, so I flushed the radiator out with water and bleed the system, got a new cap and everything, and still it just slowly climbs up the temp gauge, I checked my fuses and everything seemed kosher, So now I am stumped I can not see any leaking water anywhere. The water pump is spinning and not making noise is there a chance it could be bad I wouldn't here it?? thanks for all the help I owe you guys some beers!!

It does have heat and I checked the cap it didn't look bad but that's a cheap fix and I will buy one on my way home from work. I already replaced the thermostat, I understand it can take them a few minutes to open on their first time so i'll give it another whirl this afternoon. Oh I've never been driving the car around when it happens cause im worried it will over heat and do some worse damage it seems to just heat up slowly when it idles. thanks for all your info I am going to check all the hoses tonight when I get home and get that new cap as well. Keep the ideas coming if you can think of something else. Oh and Happy Friday:). And yes it came with a cheap price tag!!!

Hey y'all this is my first time posting!!! so hear I go, I have a 83 DL wagon that I got from an old man on an island, and as you can guess it has very low miles(68K). It started getting warm on me over the weekend and after replacing the fan cause it wasn't working and putting a new thermostat in it. It still is getting hot. I have no water in my oil, and it feels like the pressure on my upper and lower radiator hoses is real weak, I can practically pinch them together while the car is running!!! From what I hear the water pump sounds good and is in working conditions. All I can think is that it is the radiator. no leaks on or around it!! any ideas??? thanks and Happy almost Friday. Howard