Any Ideas What This Could Be?
What should I do before starting it? I have a 1973 Super Beetle that I used as my primary car when I was in college. 87 but mixing in a little 92 will do just as good. If crankshaft wheel won't move-turnaround thats a little problem- piston rings have corrosion and they stock in the cylinders. I wish you luck. Drain the gas, flush/clean the tank, replace the fuel lines. Plan to replace soft brake lines and possibly the MC and wheel cylinders. After oil change, roll the engine over manually with the flywheel slowly before cranking. Run through full tuneup procedures and I'll bet you get it running pretty fast. D or a vw Golf? Based on looks, what do you think looks better? And which do you think is more customizable? Well I would say the Golf as I prefer "understated" looks. The Golf can have all sorts done to it in an effort to ruin that understated appearance ! Seriously though, an xD is a toaster on wheels.
There's nothing attractive about any Scion. They are just gussied up Corollas and Yaris'. Lol Sean DEFINITELY. Anybody who knows cars and even most who don't realize that Scion is crap. The Golf is 100x nicer and better looking, performs better stock, and is much easier to customize. Nothing like German handling. Scions don't have shit! Especially since the engines suck! There's a reason scions are only sold in america, it's because americans are the only ones dumb enough to buy them. Go golf I bought the base model versus the GTI and its amazing. And even if your going all looks just look up some done up mk6 golfs and you'll see why people love v-dubs so much. And if your going to be a tuner go v-dub for the community. The japanese scene isn't very friendly and its alot about racing. Try going to a euro meet and then a JDM meet.
You'll see the difference in not only the people but the cars too. I'm not saying all JDM people are bad or the cars are ugly but there are alot of ricers out there that ruin the scene and give honda and other japanese brands a bad name. Go golf in my opinion I almost choose a tc and thank god I did my research first! My 2002 VW Golf 2.0L is over heating, I have put in a new water pump, thermostat, radiator fans! Have also put on a new radiator switch. If I drive it with the heat blasting it will not over heat as bad, but still gets above normal. The water pump was broken. So was one of the radiator fans. What else could this be? If it was a head gasket wouldn't there be oil in the coolant? I never experienced any smoking or anything like that.
I am flushing the radiator to see if there is a blockage. Check for head gasket failure as it has already overheated. As above, check for head gasket problems. Not always a headgasket failure, it can be worse than that ! The Vauxhall "Low blow" diesel engine was prone to cracking within the head. The only solution is head removal and sent to a specialist for crack testing. Prior to this, although you touch on the subject of fan. 12 volt supply to ensure it works. I had this problem within the last 12 months where a car actually boiled up and it was nothing more than the fan was shot . Where the thermostat in the plastic housing buts up against breaks of so when it worms up and expands it cant push it to open it. Try running it with the thermostat removed and see if it over heats if ok replace the thermostat housing. You will see the metal end of the thermostat fits into a plastic cup in the housing this breaks and pushes straight through. Hope this info helps.
