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cage000		#1 Posted : Monday, 9 June 2008 4:55:27 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 6/06/2008(UTC) Posts: 21		im having trouble with my vl. the car runs good until the temp gets to halfway.i have put a brand new radiator,hoses,leads,plugs,thermo,themo holsting,conducting on leads and the car still plays up. put my bro's dizzy and coil out of his vl in it and it still played up. the car go's through all gears and got good power until it gets to hot. when u put the foot down it loses power and does nothing.dosnt sound to good.tested the brakes for drag,tested the dizzy and coil which both read the same as my bros car.should the car get this hot? is it the transmission? or the crank angle sensor. maybe water pump or is it somthing else? just read in manual maybe its the airflow meter. Edited by user Wednesday, 11 June 2008 8:20:03 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified


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80737k		#2 Posted : Monday, 9 June 2008 6:48:42 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Registered, Veteran Joined: 4/12/2005(UTC) Posts: 1,062 Location: western victoria		Did you bleed the cooling system ? "Junk is something you throw out three weeks before you need it"
		Fossil fuels are YUMMY !


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FastEHHolden		#3 Posted : Monday, 9 June 2008 11:19:54 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 13/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 303		Its staring you in the face..coolant temp sensor :)


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cage000		#4 Posted : Tuesday, 10 June 2008 4:54:31 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 6/06/2008(UTC) Posts: 21		just took the car for another run and its plating up even when cold. still getting to half way on temp. put the foot down and it loses all power and sounds like is starving for fuel


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Guest		#5 Posted : Tuesday, 10 June 2008 7:50:59 PM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Hi we had the same trouble for us it was our electrical system. 1st they changed the airflow meter and it went fine for a while then went back to its old ways so they tested it some more and changed all the high tension leads and now its good.

cage000		#6 Posted : Wednesday, 11 June 2008 3:06:34 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 6/06/2008(UTC) Posts: 21		will the car still get hot?


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