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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 07:49 PM
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blown apex seal?

my car overheated the other day, and i just put a new dual belt alternator pulley so i went for a spin to see if it changed anything. well it overheated again and i also noticed something didnt seem right. it runs smooth, but a little quieter, and a little slower. what could be wrong?
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 08:02 PM
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Cat. converter starting to break up and clog??
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 08:06 PM
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no the guy who owned the car before me took out the cats and put a presilencer in
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 08:55 PM
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It's not an apex seal, your engine would be running like ******... revving to 6k just to hit 30km/hr... it's something else, not sure what though.. Maybe timing?

Someone on this forum had it in their sig...:

Only an eskimo would blow a seal... Is your car an eskimo?

Jon
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Old Aug 13, 2003 | 08:59 PM
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lol nope not an eskimo

it wasnt like this before, only after i overheated it so its a problem associated with overheating just not sure which one.
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 12:17 AM
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your water temp sensor... change it...
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Old Aug 14, 2003 | 01:12 AM
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your water temp sensor... change it...
already did a few days ago, but what does that have to do with the power loss/quietness?
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