96 Eclipse, infinte eclipse?

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96 Eclipse, infinte eclipse?

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I was bored so i thought i would share this is my first car 5spd eclipse gs its got 170 thousand miles or so on it. it needs some tlc but it runs alright when it isn't too cold out or too hot. So yeah questions, suggestions?
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mugen13 wrote:runs alright when it isn't too cold out or too hot.
Ah, a puzzle. Tell us more about that.
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Puzzling indeed *scratches chin* .
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*strokes beard* yes, indeed.
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every now and then it will start to run hot when its hot out i usually just turn on the heater and itll bring the temps down. When its cold itll stall out if i don't give it gas when i put it in neutral/hold the clutch in
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any leaking coolant? MAP sensor dirty? IACV clogged?
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Blasting the heater in hot weather to keep the car from overheating sounds so pleasant. Everyone buy a DSM! :P
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ElectroGhandi wrote:Blasting the heater in hot weather to keep the car from overheating sounds so pleasant. Everyone buy a DSM! :P
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I do really like the way these cars look though (particularly the Eagle Talon version). I just wish they weren't so liable to die constantly. That and the FWD is sorta :?
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Hmh. My Tercel starts and runs fine from -20*F - 115*F.
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mtheis wrote:Hmh. My Tercel starts and runs fine from -20*F - 115*F.
..but even when it's running, it's still just a Tercel, right?
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Rope-Pusher wrote:
mtheis wrote:Hmh. My Tercel starts and runs fine from -20*F - 115*F.
..but even when it's running, it's still just a Tercel, right?
Yes, but it doesn't transform into a Mitsubishi.
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mtheis wrote:
Rope-Pusher wrote:
mtheis wrote:Hmh. My Tercel starts and runs fine from -20*F - 115*F.
..but even when it's running, it's still just a Tercel, right?
Yes, but it doesn't transform into a Mitsubishi.
Too bad, because that would be just too much.
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LHOswald wrote:any leaking coolant? MAP sensor dirty? IACV clogged?
no leaking coolant and ill need to check, i've just been too lazy to check.
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ElectroGhandi wrote:I do really like the way these cars look though (particularly the Eagle Talon version). I just wish they weren't so liable to die constantly. That and the FWD is sorta :?
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