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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 03:19 AM
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I have a 1993 sc300 and im having some overheating problems.. First off the heter wont get hot its mostly cold second im building pressure in my cooling system third i pulled the thermostat and it had holes drilled in it and fourth i did a compression test on it and came to 119-123 all across the cylinders and i dont burn any oil or smoke any ideas
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 06:56 AM
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Any coolant in the oil? Sounds to me like you've over heated it 1 too many times and blown the head gasket. Compression accross the board is way below normal....sould be +170psi. Perfom a leakdown test but be prepared to pull the head and inspect.
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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Your heater core might be clog...connect the inlet n outlet heater hose together to test your problem
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