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Hello to the Forum. Name here is George, location Colorado. This whole car thing started for me back in the early 70’s, with 3 ½ hp mini bikes and go karts. Mostly tinkering to keep em goin, and the mystery of what made them go. That grew into the first car that needed quite a bit of TLC to get her goin again, kind of like the kid in the Advance auto parts commercial. Chilton’s manuals were the tutors. First car either smoked like a dog, or wouldn’t run. A Go Motor 350, my definition of GM at the time. Thought it was the heads for whatever reason, turned out to be the lobes worn off the cam. I kept that cam for over 25 years as a Souvenir. Got the heads done, and a new cam, (carried those heads 11 miles on my lap, one at a time, on a moped to the shop) ran like a champ, lucky to be here today. In the late 70’s, a buddy and I painted cars at night after school to keep the Go Motor habit satisfied. During that time we came across a, If I remember correctly, a 71 TR6. Buddy completely restored it, from top to bottom. I remember the car had a totally different fun feel than anything we were driving, Firebirds, and Buick Gran Sports. I think it reminded me of go karts, sharp responsive, etc. We lived about 60 miles from downtown New York, and zippin in and out of traffic was a blast down there, and fun on the highway goin home. I also remember there was always expensive little issues goin on with the car. So I just parked those memories in the back of the mind for many years, until I came across a fellow workmate with a Miata. I was curious about the car and its reliability of course. He had a 90 for quite a few years and had never had to do much more than the fair wear and tear type stuff, I was sold. At the time I had a 97 Buick Regal Gran Sport with the 3600 Go Motor. Always wanted to turbo it, love the 3600, but could not find a complete kit, or anyone doing it with a track record. Found a Base 90, Feb 05, drove it for a while, found it to be a fun car. Found out there was a turbo shop in Colorado who was doin it with a track record, and couldn’t resist having a turbo installed a year later. Wow!!! I think I blew the head gasket shortly after the install, and never figured that out until recently, no time and bike projects. Did a coolant re-route thinking I had a coolant issue. What I think now is, I have a pin hole head gasket leak allowing an exhaust to coolant passage issue, based on the engine temps remain steady until she reaches normal operating temp, once there for a while, the engine temps get way erratic. 88, 106, 97, 108, 88, 109, looks like a bearcat scanner scanning frequencies from several different bands. So, gud to meet you all, and to be among the vast treasure of experience, background, knowledge, and bulls>>>t, that I am sure, reside here!!! ![Laugh](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif)
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Welcome, that's one hell of a story. Love the image of a riding a moped with a head on your lap, sounds like fun. And **** only has four letters, not five.
Pictures of your car/engine? Blown head gasket shouldn't give erratic coolant temperatures like you're describing, if it's at operating temperatures it should be around 160-180*, not 100. Take it back to FM (they've moved btw) or give us some more information, and we could help you diagnosis it. Just a heads up though, we're going to tell you to get rid of your link and buy a MS, it's what we do.
Again, welcome.
Pictures of your car/engine? Blown head gasket shouldn't give erratic coolant temperatures like you're describing, if it's at operating temperatures it should be around 160-180*, not 100. Take it back to FM (they've moved btw) or give us some more information, and we could help you diagnosis it. Just a heads up though, we're going to tell you to get rid of your link and buy a MS, it's what we do.
Again, welcome.
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Welcome, that's one hell of a story. Love the image of a riding a moped with a head on your lap, sounds like fun. And **** only has four letters, not five.
Pictures of your car/engine? Blown head gasket shouldn't give erratic coolant temperatures like you're describing, if it's at operating temperatures it should be around 160-180*, not 100. Take it back to FM (they've moved btw) or give us some more information, and we could help you diagnosis it. Just a heads up though, we're going to tell you to get rid of your link and buy a MS, it's what we do.
Again, welcome.
Pictures of your car/engine? Blown head gasket shouldn't give erratic coolant temperatures like you're describing, if it's at operating temperatures it should be around 160-180*, not 100. Take it back to FM (they've moved btw) or give us some more information, and we could help you diagnosis it. Just a heads up though, we're going to tell you to get rid of your link and buy a MS, it's what we do.
Again, welcome.
Hey Thanks WonTon!!! Roger on searchin before question!
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During that time we came across a, If I remember correctly, a 71 TR6. Buddy completely restored it, from top to bottom. I remember the car had a totally different fun feel than anything we were driving, Firebirds, and Buick Gran Sports.
At the time I had a 97 Buick Regal Gran Sport with the 3600 Go Motor. Always wanted to turbo it, love the 3600, but could not find a complete kit.
At the time I had a 97 Buick Regal Gran Sport with the 3600 Go Motor. Always wanted to turbo it, love the 3600, but could not find a complete kit.
Welcome to the forum.
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Hello fellow noob. As a noob I don't really have much to tell you other than my first car was a '67 Buick GS400; 400 cubic inch big block with 10 1/4 : 1 compression and 340 hp from the factory. I paid $300 for it and it looked like **** and probably had 150 hp when I got it. As a kid I had all these dreams of fixing it up like in Hot Rod magazine; but never did.
Welcome to the forum.
Welcome to the forum.
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