What the fuck could cause this??
 

WEll my cars in the shop show im driving my buddys 98 gst for the day. I drop him off then park it at the house. Then I hop in to drive to the gas station and the thing just totally looses power (not electrical but hp). It starts going slow ass hell and feels like I'm riding a 10 hp gokart. Then when I stop at the light it cuts off, and everytime I press the clutch and the rpms fall it cuts off unless I give it some gas. I bring it home pop the hood and the radiator reservoir is bubbling like a motherefucker but the temp gauge says the car is straight. What the hell could be wrong???

Re:What the fuck could cause this??
 

Head gasket? ???
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Re:What the fuck could cause this??
 

check the exhaust for coolant, if its wet in there then it means you have a busted head gasket.

The other possibility is that the timing belt skipped a tooth.

Re:What the fuck could cause this??
 

timing belt

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Sorry when I say wet, I mean it will have the smell of coolant. Some exhaust is just wet because its water :) You have to sniff your fingers after you rub it.

Re:What the fuck could cause this??
 

I'm thinking head gasket maybe. I looked under the car and the whole exhaust was steaming. How the hell would it just blow out like that though. I mean this came on out of no where. Who can I check and see if the belt skipped a tooth? I'm not going to rip the head off til he gets here. Can I still check it without taking the head off?

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Just went out to check the stuff on the exhaust and that it wasnt antifreeze. It was OIL! It was making some knocking/vibrating sounds when it would get to 2500-3000 so maybe I should just start looking for holes in the block.

Re:What the fuck could cause this??
 

Do a compression check. I bet one of the pistons looks like an -------.
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check the charge pipes...when one comes off on a dsm, they have about 4hp and run like ass...is there a cel?

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I would if I had my stuff here. All my tools and things are at my old house. Cant get there without a car. I just started it up and it stays on but the rpms go up and down between 150 and 750. Still dont know.