help!

Wolfythedark · 06-30-2008, 11:38 PM

So a few days ago my thermostat went out and i cracked my radiator. I replaced the thermostat and the radiator and filled it up with water and antifreeze and started up the truck and it ran really shitty. It didn't want to start up at first, and when it finally did, it sounded like it was a john deer. After it warmed up a little it started running right, but when I'd hit the gas, it'd stumble over itself, almost stall, then the rpms would shoot up like normal. Any ideas?

mechanicix · 07-01-2008, 05:57 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Wolfythedark

So a few days ago my thermostat went out and i cracked my radiator. I replaced the thermostat and the radiator and filled it up with water and antifreeze and started up the truck and it ran really shitty. It didn't want to start up at first, and when it finally did, it sounded like it was a john deer. After it warmed up a little it started running right, but when I'd hit the gas, it'd stumble over itself, almost stall, then the rpms would shoot up like normal. Any ideas?

Sounds like the same thing that was wrong with mine the guy I got it from overheated it and cracked the radiator which in turn warped the head. check your Oil and see if it has antifreeze in it.

Wolfythedark · 07-01-2008, 10:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by mechanicix

Sounds like the same thing that was wrong with mine the guy I got it from overheated it and cracked the radiator which in turn warped the head. check your Oil and see if it has antifreeze in it.

oils fine, theres no antifreeze in it at all.

LowSlungDime · 07-02-2008, 02:36 PM

weird problem, sounds like plugs or somethin, i know that shouldnt have anything to do with the rad...

bmxatv10 · 07-02-2008, 03:31 PM

could have cracked the head, same thing happened on my 2.2 in my cavalier, it cracked in the side of one of the plug holes... also check your head gasket.....either way i think the problem lies somewhere around the head, so check the whole head real well.....

Wolfythedark · 07-02-2008, 08:41 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by bmxatv10

could have cracked the head, same thing happened on my 2.2 in my cavalier, it cracked in the side of one of the plug holes... also check your head gasket.....either way i think the problem lies somewhere around the head, so check the whole head real well.....

thats what im thinking. I worked on it today and when the cooling system is under pressure it's making water magically disappear, and when I cut it off and back on, it refuses to start and theres alot of white smoke coming out of the exhaust.

I've got some paperwork pending at a dealership right now for an '03 Sonoma, I spoke with the GM and he said he still may be able to use the s10 as a down payment.

ProTouring2.2 · 07-02-2008, 10:11 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Wolfythedark

So a few days ago my thermostat went out and i cracked my radiator. I replaced the thermostat and the radiator and filled it up with water and antifreeze and started up the truck and it ran really shitty. It didn't want to start up at first, and when it finally did, it sounded like it was a john deer. After it warmed up a little it started running right, but when I'd hit the gas, it'd stumble over itself, almost stall, then the rpms would shoot up like normal. Any ideas?

Sounds to me like you have a cracked head gasket

bmxatv10 · 07-07-2008, 01:05 PM

good luck with it man, let us know what u find out....

J.Cakes · 07-07-2008, 01:07 PM

yep, you blew the head gasket,warped or either cracked the head, not really that hard, just a pita getting everything off the head

Wolfythedark · 07-08-2008, 12:31 AM

You guys were dead on. It's a problem in the head area. I'm not sure exactly what, but i've had a few guys tell me about this stuff at autozone you pour in the radiator and it'll fix it temporarily. I got the loan on the Sonoma, so if I can get the s10 running long enough to trade it in, it's not my problem anymore.

J.Cakes · 07-08-2008, 12:35 AM

probly wont run for long, i blew my headgasket and the truck wouldnt even start, when i draing the oil there was a shit ton of water in the oil, but shes back up and running now

ProTouring2.2 · 07-08-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 00redsdime

probly wont run for long, i blew my headgasket and the truck wouldnt even start, when i draing the oil there was a shit ton of water in the oil, but shes back up and running now

x2

mechanicix · 07-08-2008, 07:23 PM

That stuff at autozone is'nt for sh*t. I would waste my time with it.

06-30-2008, 11:38 PM	#1
Wolfythedark Registered User Age: 18 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 130 Location: Goose Creek, SC User is: OffLine	help! So a few days ago my thermostat went out and i cracked my radiator. I replaced the thermostat and the radiator and filled it up with water and antifreeze and started up the truck and it ran really shitty. It didn't want to start up at first, and when it finally did, it sounded like it was a john deer. After it warmed up a little it started running right, but when I'd hit the gas, it'd stumble over itself, almost stall, then the rpms would shoot up like normal. Any ideas?
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07-01-2008, 05:57 PM	#2
mechanicix Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 370 Location: King User is: OffLine	Re: help! Quote: Originally Posted by Wolfythedark So a few days ago my thermostat went out and i cracked my radiator. I replaced the thermostat and the radiator and filled it up with water and antifreeze and started up the truck and it ran really shitty. It didn't want to start up at first, and when it finally did, it sounded like it was a john deer. After it warmed up a little it started running right, but when I'd hit the gas, it'd stumble over itself, almost stall, then the rpms would shoot up like normal. Any ideas? Sounds like the same thing that was wrong with mine the guy I got it from overheated it and cracked the radiator which in turn warped the head. check your Oil and see if it has antifreeze in it.
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07-01-2008, 10:56 PM	#3
Wolfythedark Registered User Age: 18 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 130 Location: Goose Creek, SC User is: OffLine	Re: help! Quote: Originally Posted by mechanicix Sounds like the same thing that was wrong with mine the guy I got it from overheated it and cracked the radiator which in turn warped the head. check your Oil and see if it has antifreeze in it. oils fine, theres no antifreeze in it at all.
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07-02-2008, 02:36 PM	#4
LowSlungDime Twizted Intentions TN Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,230 Location: Clarksville, TN User is: OffLine	Re: help! weird problem, sounds like plugs or somethin, i know that shouldnt have anything to do with the rad...
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07-02-2008, 03:31 PM	#5
bmxatv10 Chivalay Mane Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 937 Location: BFE South User is: OffLine	Re: help! could have cracked the head, same thing happened on my 2.2 in my cavalier, it cracked in the side of one of the plug holes... also check your head gasket.....either way i think the problem lies somewhere around the head, so check the whole head real well.....
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07-02-2008, 08:41 PM	#6
Wolfythedark Registered User Age: 18 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 130 Location: Goose Creek, SC User is: OffLine	Re: help! Quote: Originally Posted by bmxatv10 could have cracked the head, same thing happened on my 2.2 in my cavalier, it cracked in the side of one of the plug holes... also check your head gasket.....either way i think the problem lies somewhere around the head, so check the whole head real well..... thats what im thinking. I worked on it today and when the cooling system is under pressure it's making water magically disappear, and when I cut it off and back on, it refuses to start and theres alot of white smoke coming out of the exhaust. I've got some paperwork pending at a dealership right now for an '03 Sonoma, I spoke with the GM and he said he still may be able to use the s10 as a down payment.
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07-02-2008, 10:11 PM	#7
ProTouring2.2 Have a nice day! Age: 20 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8,745 Location: NJ User is: OffLine	Re: help! Quote: Originally Posted by Wolfythedark So a few days ago my thermostat went out and i cracked my radiator. I replaced the thermostat and the radiator and filled it up with water and antifreeze and started up the truck and it ran really shitty. It didn't want to start up at first, and when it finally did, it sounded like it was a john deer. After it warmed up a little it started running right, but when I'd hit the gas, it'd stumble over itself, almost stall, then the rpms would shoot up like normal. Any ideas? Sounds to me like you have a cracked head gasket
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07-07-2008, 01:05 PM	#8
bmxatv10 Chivalay Mane Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 937 Location: BFE South User is: OffLine	Re: help! good luck with it man, let us know what u find out....
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07-07-2008, 01:07 PM	#9
J.Cakes pewp Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,605 Location: Hell User is: OffLine	Re: help! yep, you blew the head gasket,warped or either cracked the head, not really that hard, just a pita getting everything off the head
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07-08-2008, 12:31 AM	#10
Wolfythedark Registered User Age: 18 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 130 Location: Goose Creek, SC User is: OffLine	Re: help! You guys were dead on. It's a problem in the head area. I'm not sure exactly what, but i've had a few guys tell me about this stuff at autozone you pour in the radiator and it'll fix it temporarily. I got the loan on the Sonoma, so if I can get the s10 running long enough to trade it in, it's not my problem anymore.
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07-08-2008, 12:35 AM	#11
J.Cakes pewp Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,605 Location: Hell User is: OffLine	Re: help! probly wont run for long, i blew my headgasket and the truck wouldnt even start, when i draing the oil there was a shit ton of water in the oil, but shes back up and running now
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07-08-2008, 06:47 PM	#12
ProTouring2.2 Have a nice day! Age: 20 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 8,745 Location: NJ User is: OffLine	Re: help! Quote: Originally Posted by 00redsdime probly wont run for long, i blew my headgasket and the truck wouldnt even start, when i draing the oil there was a shit ton of water in the oil, but shes back up and running now x2
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07-08-2008, 07:23 PM	#13
mechanicix Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 370 Location: King User is: OffLine	Re: help! That stuff at autozone is'nt for sh*t. I would waste my time with it.
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