Jiayong 3rd Gear December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 Please help me guys. I will be going to a mecanic soon but i hope the understand the problem more first before going. I have a 20 year old manual car. It starts in the morning rather fine. It is recently that after travelling for awhile, when i slow down at a red light or if im searching for parking lot in a carpark, my engine just dies suddenly. Even when i restart the engine...it seems like it is strugling and if i dont rev my engine...it has a 50-50 chance of dying again. Also..there is a meter in my car. It looks like a tap with a drop of water spilling. the extreme left of the meter has a "C" and the extreme right has a "H". Normally its at C but when this problem occurs, the needle will go all the way to "H". Please give me advice or ask me questions if you need more information. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaneslayer Neutral Newbie December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 why dun you juz send it in ... sounds serious. also from what you describe, your engine oil maybe low? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiayong 3rd Gear December 12, 2003 Author Share December 12, 2003 yups..sending in already...just that mechanic feels that its no rush...anyway..the car used to belong to him till i bought it from him 3 weeks ago..so i sort off feel a little safer since he is a mechanic and its his car after all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaneslayer Neutral Newbie December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 (edited) most of the MCF members are now at the weekly friday meetup. you'll get more replies tomorrow. Edited December 12, 2003 by Arkaneslayer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiayong 3rd Gear December 12, 2003 Author Share December 12, 2003 wow..is it a meet up for like special members? or can anyone that is registered here meet up with them? i would like to understand more about cars. Do they meet in the west? i stay at clementi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaneslayer Neutral Newbie December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 (edited) the meet up is for everyone & anyone ... regular venue is Bishan Driving Range Kopitiam...u can check the details in the meetup folder. Edited December 12, 2003 by Arkaneslayer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oinkened Neutral Newbie December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 The meter is for the temperature of the Car engine. C for Cold and H for Hot. Have you check ur radiator water level. I suspect that there is no more water or coolent. Your car will stall when ur engine is overheated. That should be why u have no problem starting in the morning. Continue driving without topping up the water will cause engine danmages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 Likely the choke (if carb) or idle control valve (EFI) kaput. Your meter is showing overheating as well, check the thermostat, water pump and engine belt to make sure they're working and the belt doesn't slip. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrxgal Neutral Newbie December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 I think yr alternator spoil liao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly75ts Neutral Newbie December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 "a 20 year old manual car" Hi! there, JiaYong, What car would that be?? Since you've sent it back to the previous owner's w/shop, he should rectify the problem. As mentioned by the rest, it's overheating. Something else to check, radiator cap is holding the rated pressure, radiator's cooling coils are not stuck. Rgds Paul Yong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiayong 3rd Gear December 12, 2003 Author Share December 12, 2003 hi..whats an alternator? it was mentioned opsmewhere above. My car...*blushes* is a Tofu car. Just bought it over. So i am trying to take good care of it. how to check radiator cap rated pressure? or cooling coils? or should i leave all these to the mechanic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly75ts Neutral Newbie December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 "it was mentioned opsmewhere above" Hi! there, JiaYong, The alternator's driven by the belts in front of your engine, it's for charging your battery, you should have at least 2 belts. For the alternator & air-conditioner. Alternator has a small pulley, a/c has a bigger pulley, both belts are connected to the main pulley of the engine. "Tofu" car is very much sought after, as it's a high performance car, with very good handling. Look up the web-sites on how to take care of the maintenance of your car, and you'll have many years of driving pleasure. Radiator coils & cap pressure should be checked by a radiator repair shop. They'll pressure test it to check for leaks & flow volume of your cooling system. I'm not sure if you're using a single or twin carburettor set-up, if it's a twin, both sets of carbs must be balanced, i.e. has the same flow rate in air & fuel volume. An unbalanced twin-carbs will lead to over-heating too. Rgds Paul Yong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiayong 3rd Gear December 12, 2003 Author Share December 12, 2003 whats surprising is that im not using carburettor...it uses fuel injection. fuel injection for a 1983 car? actually i was searching thru this forum...and i saw my car here. Its in the background of a picture under General-> Car showroom. the black and white tofu car in the background of a silver car. I will check the alternator tom morning. As for the radiator...i will leave it to the mechanic then. Thank you so much for your help. =) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly75ts Neutral Newbie December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 "fuel injection for a 1983 car?" Hi! there, JiaYong, Fuel injection was developed in the late 1950s. As for my car, the suspension system is from the 1890s. Since your's a FI model, it's probably your cooling system is not efficient. Rgds Paul Yong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2P2 Neutral Newbie December 12, 2003 Share December 12, 2003 oh oh....takumi online liao.......you better come meetup......let us see your car Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super7 Turbocharged December 13, 2003 Share December 13, 2003 you want to take his car go drifting izit??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiayong 3rd Gear December 13, 2003 Author Share December 13, 2003 hello.....everyone all using nicks..heh...do i know u? or did u know the previous owner? =P i would love to meet..not to show off or what...but to learn more...i so new to all the different car parts....pple talk to me till i also liao. hope can meet up with u guys soon and can learn from u all....hope can get a in car parts...heehee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiayong 3rd Gear December 13, 2003 Author Share December 13, 2003 sigh...FR cars really very different from FF cars. Road wet abit and i cant go normal speed round corners. I wont be afraid to admit..my butt flew out and i was drifting liao ...got small accident... i was SOOOO SAD mann....now i will drive damn slow...afterall...old car is old car..how fast can you push him? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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