[MrBillfll]

Hi there,



I'm looking at a 1992 968 cab that I drove on sunday. has a lot of cosmetic issues, but seems ok otherwise.



-main issue at moment is it runs hot.



at idle seems ok, but when I run it up past 4000 rpms it climbs fast over the 3/4 and towards red.



-read some tips on rad cap, thermostat, and water pump.



how hot does the temp need to be to warp a head?



-ppi inspection is planned for thursday.... shop said they would pressurized expansion bottle to test for head leaks.



-thought there was a way to check for co2 in rad?





also, the trunk lid binds on the top. and right side window weather seal is missing. (see a few problem on top binding in that area).





price is 11k.



opinions please?









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bumpy 3 (needed to post 3x to use search), per web admin...



bump 4 (can I use search now?)



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[flash]

lol - look at your post count at the left - bumping does nothing (it's funny though) - however, you should now have access to everything

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[MrBillfll]

[quote name='flash' post='56845' date='Jul 29 2008, 10:57 AM']lol - look at your post count at the left - bumping does nothing (it's funny though) - however, you should now have access to everything[/quote]





search works!!! yeah!





ok, now how to check if the head is warped? on a car in for a PPI?



also any way (without opening it up) to know if any belts have been changed (no service records).

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[PorscheDude]

Try bleeding the cooling system. It may have air pockets.

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[968rz]

The trunk lid can be adjusted and weather strips replaced. You can't tell if a head is warped with out pulling it and using a straight edge; you can test for CO2 in the rad but a head gasket does not always leak exhaust into it. Over heating can be several things; like Smokie said try to re-bleed the system with the heater on hot. When I got my car the pump impeller was loose on the shaft causing a similar symptom.



Also if you do buy it Welcome to the club.

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[xrad]

sounds like an instant 1g$ in repairs...better subtract that from sale price.

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