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- From: georgej@gtephx.UUCP (Jefferson George)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Help needed '84 Celica GT
- Keywords: celica
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.204236.3941@gtephx.UUCP>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 20:42:36 GMT
- References: <1992Aug10.151232.22214@sunstone.uucp>
- Organization: AG Communication Systems - Phoenix, AZ
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- In article <1992Aug10.151232.22214@sunstone.uucp>, george@sunstone.UUCP (George Vogel) writes:
- > My problem:
- >
- > I have a 1984 Toyota Celica GT that my wife drives (no, that's not the
- > problem :) and it's been a great little car until a year ago when she was
- > involved in a minor accident. It was hit in the front.
- >
- > Our local Toyota dealer did an excellent job with the body work; no engine
- > work was required (or so we thought). The problem we have now is that it
- > runs very hot, and will overheat if driven on a hot day. I changed the
- > thermostat and radiator cap (which is the extent of my mechanical abilities),
- > but it didn't seem to have any effect. What else can I check/fix/have-fixed?
- >
- > In the past we could run the A/C on the hottest of days, and the temp. gauge
- > would never budge from the halfway mark. Also, it leaks a little coolant
- > after being driven (first time it's ever dripped _anything_).
- >
- > Any ideas?
- >
- Wow, What a coincidence, my wife's 84 Celica has the same problem. It also
- had body work done on the front end too! I did the same stuff u did and
- changed the water, changed the hose with new clamps. I did find a leak
- from the radiator. The problem went away for awhile after using a sealer but
- the leak is back again. A friend suggest that my head gasket might be broken,
- but I do not know to confirm this... Any ideas.
-
-
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- Jefferson George
- AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona
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