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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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For those who have went through this before......what are some of the symptoms that occur when one goes bad?....just in case.
Is it just instant death or is there coughing and choking before hand?

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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by pitchadude
For those who have went through this before......what are some of the symptoms that occur when one goes bad?....just in case.
Is it just instant death or is there coughing and choking before hand?

Just use the search tab at the top of this page there are a ton of threads on the subject.
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 01:13 AM
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At the time mine would idle until it warmed up and then would stall. But I knew it got wet do to a radiator hose burst.
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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Mine was replaced last March. Symtoms were as follows:

Car ran fine until it reached operating temp then the idle would bounce all over the place.

After thirty minutes of driving the engine would die at a stop and would not start until the engine cooled.

Installed new Opti and car runs like it's new.
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