Alright so last week my radiator busted and i bought one off a guy here online (aluminum Griffin). Then I had to use a flexlite fan to fit it all inside. So i got the car back from the shop and they said that they thought it might have a cracked rotor housing from the heat after the radiator quit. (it was driven maybe a mile after it died) The radiator hose kept popping off and they said it was because water was getting in the housing cause of the crack and causing back pressure which was making the pipe fall off. They said it would last a while but it will need a rebuild pretty soon. Well not 3 days go by and after sitting overnight the car wont start today. It tries, and sounds like its going to but wont. A couple times itll start but wont stay alive. Same symptoms i got when my last motor blew. Soooooo is it dead or what?

 

May just be flooded. Pull the plugs and see if they're wet and/or oily. If so, do the de-flooding procedures that you will find on this forum if you search. Without hands-on testing, no one can give you a definitive answer to your question. You may get lots of guesses, however.

 

i tried the ol pull the fuse trick and it didnt work...i cant imagine why it would be flooded by sitting overnight....the car hasnt flooded on me once in the 3 months ive had it.....but it starts and just wouldnt stay up...which i dont think would even happen if it were flooded....anyway, sleep time.........

 

alright well this morning it works again...yesterday i got it started with just tons of smoke then i shut it off after about 5 minutes of smoke....today it started with no problem and ran well without any smoke.....any ideas whats happening here?