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Hi all
Wonder if you could offer me some advice.
Got a 93 Sportrak ELXI. It's overheating and missing under acceleration. Changed sparkplugs. No steam out of exhaust, and water is not oily. Anyone got any ideas? I did think of timing was out?
Cheers
Distributor
The initial place to begin is to remove the distributor's cap and check its condition - condition of centre carbon brush and 4 electrodes. Check the rotor for cracks and clean its brass contacts - do not use ebrasive cloth. Use the time to re-set the distributor's timing.
The above could fix the misfiring and possibly the overheating. However I suspect the overheating could be another problem but fix the misfiring first!
Sportrak overheating
Thanks Mace- will try that!
For the over heating, does th
For the over heating, does the Sporti have a viscous fan? If so have a look at this page: http://www.daihatsu-drivers.co.uk/node/788
Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.