Post by Jonathan on Feb 20, 2005 0:59:57 GMT -5
I have a 1992 Mazda B2200 with a fuel-injected 2.2L engine(160,000 miles). I recently purchased it non-running. The seller said he had it diagnosed and two shops told him it was the Engine Control Unit(computer). I had the ECU rebuilt and it still wouldn't start - surprise! Took it in and had the distributor replaced and the timing adjusted. The shop said the plugs were badly fouled and they replaced those.
Its hard to start(8-10 tries) and now at startup it blows clouds of white smoke for the first 3-4 minutes and then stops. It runs a little hot, about 2/3rds of the way up the temp gauge and the heat output from the heater core is intermittent. Are these classic symptons of a failed head gasket? Should it continue to produce white smoke after warm-up if the gasket had failed? Is the intermittent heat from the heater core a symptom of a failed gasket? or is that definitely a symptom of a failed water pump? It doesn't seem to lose much coolant.
Also, the gas in the tank had sat for 2 months and may have accumulated water.
Does anyone have any experience with ThermalWeld or ThermaGasket?
Thanks in advance for everyone's help!
Its hard to start(8-10 tries) and now at startup it blows clouds of white smoke for the first 3-4 minutes and then stops. It runs a little hot, about 2/3rds of the way up the temp gauge and the heat output from the heater core is intermittent. Are these classic symptons of a failed head gasket? Should it continue to produce white smoke after warm-up if the gasket had failed? Is the intermittent heat from the heater core a symptom of a failed gasket? or is that definitely a symptom of a failed water pump? It doesn't seem to lose much coolant.
Also, the gas in the tank had sat for 2 months and may have accumulated water.
Does anyone have any experience with ThermalWeld or ThermaGasket?
Thanks in advance for everyone's help!
