running shitty.

hey guys. my 4 banger has been great but my thermostate recently shit the bed. i am getting the part but my truck was stalling before that. would that have anything to do with itt? and no its an auto. not a standard i personaly didnt stall my truck

 

x2 change the ignition stuff, same thing was wrong with my sonoma when I bought it but new plugs, wires, cap and rotor fixed everything.

 

its got new plugs and wires and a distributor, but i figured out the problem. my waterpump went, and it overheated and blew the headgasket. thanks tho.

 

oh wow, sorry to hear.

 

Might help:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/4-cylinder/148524-blown-head-gasket-h-g-replacement-thread.html

 

hey thanks murrfk. helps alot.

 

It's possible for the engine to stall from a none op thermo. The ECU uses the coolant temp sensor for all kinds of information. If that info is not where it should be cause it's either too cold or too hot then it will not give the proper outputs to the various controls.

 

ok i replaced the head gasket and the temp sensor. but my truck is still running shitty also replace the spark plugs

 

did you get the head checked for warpage? Overheating an aluminum head is never good and usually ends up warping the mating surface.

does it look like the head gasket went again? (white exhaust smoke and disappearing coolant).

edit: nevermind the aluminum part, just noticed you have a 22re. Still, warping is possible on iron.

 

yeah i did check to see if it is warped but it isnt. and all my coolent is staying this timee.

 

how's the compression?

also when's the last time you changed the fuel filter?

 

i havnt changed the fuel filter since i bought it like 2 yrs ago.

 

It might be worth just changing that out although I doubt it would cause the truck to run bad.

Im stumped, maybe someone else can chime in on this.

 

its a 22re engine. and i have replaced the heaad gasket plugs and temp sensor and thermostate. changed the oil and filter and still cant figure out what the problem is. my dad believes its a vacuum leak somwhere. cuz it will idle but when you go to put it in gear and step on the break it stalls. i think its the fuel pump, any ideas?

 

sounds like vacuum to me. Get a diagram and check all the hoses.

 

your right it was a vacuum. found err tho. truck was running fine. so we took it for a spin and it was running greatt. but it over heated for some reason on the way home and it blew again this time i gotta get a new head. its warped

 

Oh my God, that really sucks. I've never heard of anyone having this much trouble with a 22re. Cant they just mill the head down to make it level again?

 

yeah they can. i gotta send them out. ik a place that will give me a deal on them but it will be a couple hundred anyways and then i gotta wait for it to come back