eclipse'97
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- Apr 28, 2016
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Regina,
SK_Canada
Hey everyone I am abit new to the 4g63 as all I have ever worked on is my other 97 eclipse rs.
I bought a 91 Plymouth laser rs turbo last month and it ran great. It's an automatic & is completely bone stock other than it being straight piped. Besides that I don't know if the internals are stock or not (yet).
The car over heated on me (didnt shut off on it's own but temps got high so I shut it off judging by the stock gauge)
The car takes forever to start now but will start after a very long time of cranking. Once started it idles on it's own and revs up smooth.
I did a compression test and my results came back two times with two different gauges the same.
#1-60psi #2-30psi #3-20psi #4-40psi
Now I really think the car shouldn't start at all with that low of a reading
The car doesnt start any easier with starting fluid either.
Theres also a bad coolant leak on the drivers side . It seems to leak more when your trying to crank the car but still leaks just not as much when just sitting there . I suspect water pump but wouldnt the timing belt be wet if the waterpump gasket leaked?
Besides that I know the waterpump isnt the reason shes so hard to start aswell so I'd need to figure that out aswell.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I know its probably time for a rebuild.
I just want some other opinions first! Let me know if I missed any important info that may be useful to help me diagnose this!
Thanks for reading!
I bought a 91 Plymouth laser rs turbo last month and it ran great. It's an automatic & is completely bone stock other than it being straight piped. Besides that I don't know if the internals are stock or not (yet).
The car over heated on me (didnt shut off on it's own but temps got high so I shut it off judging by the stock gauge)
The car takes forever to start now but will start after a very long time of cranking. Once started it idles on it's own and revs up smooth.
I did a compression test and my results came back two times with two different gauges the same.
#1-60psi #2-30psi #3-20psi #4-40psi
Now I really think the car shouldn't start at all with that low of a reading
The car doesnt start any easier with starting fluid either.
Theres also a bad coolant leak on the drivers side . It seems to leak more when your trying to crank the car but still leaks just not as much when just sitting there . I suspect water pump but wouldnt the timing belt be wet if the waterpump gasket leaked?
Besides that I know the waterpump isnt the reason shes so hard to start aswell so I'd need to figure that out aswell.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I know its probably time for a rebuild.
I just want some other opinions first! Let me know if I missed any important info that may be useful to help me diagnose this!
Thanks for reading!