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Old 05-16-07, 08:43 PM
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85 gsl se has no power and smokes

My se will start right up but lacks any power at all. It also smokes white smoke but has good compression. I have a bad smell of fuel. I can hold the gas down and it will slowely rev up but lacks any omph at all.
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Welcome to the forum and the Darkside.

did this just happen or did you purchase the 7 in this condition? Smell the exhaust, it it smells sweet like antifreeze, you've probably blown a coolant seal if the smoke is heavy. Remove the radiator can, start the engine and look for 'champagne' bubbles in the coolant. If you have bubbles, rebuild time.

If you have no bubbles, the intake o-rings may have failed, allowing coolant into the combustion chamber. For the lack of power, make sure you have spark on the leading/lower plugs.

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there is no sweet smell in the exhaust. the exhaust smells heavy of gas. the collant system holds pressure. it almost acts like its flooding out.
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are you sure you have good compression?? you may want to investigate the ignition system. make sure you have adequate spark and no arching of the wires, good ignitors, cap, rotor, etc. i have found that the SE's 13B is also very sensitive to having good plugs. next, you may want to consider having your injectors resealed and o-ringed. a god site is http://www.witchhunter.com/
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I didn't even notice the SE in your thread tittle. Definitely sounds like it's time to send the injectors out for service.
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As others have stated it may be an injector problem.

Also on the Se the coolant temp sensor ofr the ECU may be mal functioning.
Need to verify that you are getting spark to the leading plugs as has been suggested.
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first. i want to thank you guys for you advise. this is my first venture into the 13b.
i have a 12a which seems simpler. i have a set of injectors, which i will be putting in probably tommorrow along with changing all the vacum lines and new spark plugs and wires.
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I think I have the same problem...my car will not turn over and I get a gassy smell...I checked the plugs and they were full of gas... I'd like to know if the injectors did the trick...let me know...thanks
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