tonsoffun300zx

does will the bowling ball take you to work or let you have sex in it's back seat i think not

tonsoffun300zx

ok so i have thought about a few things and i think mt thermostat is bad and i know i need to change it that's why my oil has been getting above 160 and thats why it has been lagging so tomorrow im going to change it cause im getting drunk off of jagermeiaster or whatever it is the one with the deer on the front. but one question do i need a new gasket cause the girl at kragen said i don't

NismoPick

And all this time I thought thermostats controlled the COOLANT temp... ah man!!! My world has just been turned upside down!!!

tonsoffun300zx

it does but what does the coolant cool?

entropy31

6-packs....

tonsoffun300zx

no really what does it cool?

NismoPick

I'm gunna take a wild stab in the dark and say that coolant cools the MOTOR. Oil does too, but it takes longer for oil to absorb & give off heat.

tonsoffun300zx

ok so then this is my problem everything is fine except after a while my oil starts to heat up when it never did before what could cause this. i've looked up and one thing is head gasket. but it has never given me problems

entropy31

thats the thing about problems, they never give you any problems until they start giving you problems .

tonsoffun300zx

i know i need to do a compression test but im not sure where to disconnect the coil and hot wire to the battery.

NismoPick

Those darn problems... always being a problem.

Huh?

tonsoffun300zx

ok also i've been thinking may it be my valve cover gaskets cause they are kind of leaky. cause if a head gasket could make the temp rise couldn't two valve cover gaskets?

entropy31

at least they don't give you problems when they are not causing problems!

tonsoffun300zx

and you call yourself a mod what a lousy excuse for a mod you are, go to zcar.com you might be more suited for their standards

raythenegr0

Dude, shut up. zcar has some knowledgeable people who have helped me with problems in the past. Jesus, just bust out the factory service manual and do work. Or pay hoov to do it cause you're only making matters worse.

my86z

It looks like I've been away for FAR TOO LONG. This thread has some extreme comedy in it.

All I can say is, "WOW!"

tonsoffun300zx

ok so im thinking im going to replace the head gasket myself. on memorial weekend so i'll have 3 whole days to take it apart replace the piece and put it all back together. how long should it take?

snwbrderphat540

depends on who is doing it.... i have this incredibly overwhelming feeling that if you do it, its not going to go back together right nor run ever again..... any one want to wager on how many valves get smashed?

tonsoffun300zx

well it needs to get done. how much should it run me all together parts and labor?

raythenegr0

Dude, get a friend who knows about cars because I don't think you should be doing this alone.

tonsoffun300zx

i was going to ask 280zforce from hybridz but im not sure if he'd help me i just met him the other day at his meet his car is nice. he might call me a noob and tell me to leave.

snwbrderphat540

i'll put money on that as well

tonsoffun300zx

ok so should i have Nissan do it then?

tonsoffun300zx

ok so are there any good shops around me that anyone knows of that does good work?

raythenegr0

As sad as it sounds I think your only options are to sell the car and buy one that runs or your going to get screwed for repair costs. Open up the FSM and play with it, I'm a n00b too but thats how I fix everything.