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1993 Toyota Pickup Overheating

Tiny
ANTPARMENTER
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  • 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 107,000 MILES
First off, I do not know anything about engines so forgive me if and when I make up names for things I don't know the real name for. My truck has been overheating. Every other week I have to refill coolant. I have a brand new radiator thats only 3 months old. My heater wont blow hot air. My truck reeves up and down and shakes from side to side and when I apply the brake it gets worse. Whenever I get out my truck I can smell burnt coolant and hear it bubbling. When in lower gears(1st, 2nd, and occasionally 3rd), the engine will kick back a little bit as if I hit the brakes violently. And to fix all of this I just have to refill my coolant, but I need to find out what is wrong with my truck so I do not have to refill the coolant every other week.
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 AT 9:07 PM

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Tiny
2CARPRO JACK
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Any visible leaks? Might want to take a bright flashlight and see if you can find out if the coolant is leaking externally. If not, you could very well have a blown head gasket. HAve a shop pressure test the cooling system, then do a chemical test on the cooling system for theprescence of exhaust gasses (blown head gasket)
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