don't shoot the techs funny

my suspision is the cooling problem is the reason this car was sold

when i replaced the thermastat it didn't look old, the gasket didn't look dried out

the radiator is from what we can tell aftermarket and David also thought of changing the cap. Jeff aka Outkasted24 had one because I could not find one that fit.

Now with that radiator cap the resivoir will still empty but takes a lot more time in order to do so.

I don't really get on it much but I don't remember it seeing it smoke.

to be honest John V I didn't know you had to put lube on a spark plug ... I never did with my hatch and they come in and out just fine.

though after looking at the plugs David put lube on them before putting them back in

when i get some time next week (cause this week is just too much already) i'll repull the spark plugs (carefully) and look to see if there is a greenish tint on them. in fact they were getting a pretty good burn across all 4.

from what I remember there was not and the corrosion was only on the thread.

i'll also see about a leakdown test

you just never know how the car was driven before you and from what i can tell they sucked at putting the car into 3rd and 4th gear because if i don't place it just right, it grinds