new to nico :)

[91ka24de240]

So i finally got myself a 240 ka24de on saturday. she needs a little love but she runs decent with only 115k on her. the only problem im having is that when i leave from a stop in first the car wont seem to go past 5k rpm.. i feel like shes lost alot of power because of this. any help would be awesome. Btw plan on seeing me around alot. im a very tech savy person and love to learn abou the car that i own

Thanks, Lee.

[Dittoz7]

Welcome, probably so it won't blow up. Stick a auto ecu in it or something.

[badbob2121]

pictures

[simmode1]

My s13 used to not rev past 4k as well. It would just act like it hit the fuel cutoff speed limiter. Eventually, I found out that my speed sensor had become unplugged from my transmission. Plugged it back in, problem solved.

Try checking those out. There's like four sensors on the trans. Make sure they're all secure.

[91ka24de240]

all i kno is this kid did a horrible job putting this car back together.. soo ill have to check that speed sensor.. and ill have pictures once i get er cleaned up. the body needs some love but the motor is amazingly clean i also hurd these things like to overheat...?

[simmode1]

I wouldn't say they LIKE to overheat, but if your thermostat is going out/failing or you have a faulty radiator cap or something trippy like that, you might overheat.

If your temp gauge starts climbing, crank your heater all the way up on full blast. That may help to bring the temperature back down to manageable levels until you can pull over somehere.

What KA's really LIKE to do is foul out fuel injectors and make you run on 3 cylinders...

[91ka24de240]

im goin to buy a new thermostat here in a few minutes and change them out. its not the pump, i can see the fluid moving around in the radiator. ive had this car since saturday. already spent 200$ on it. which is okay with me since i plan on puttin WAY more into it. when im done ill get back to yall and let you kno how it goes

[badbob2121]

well when you buy a 20 year old car you should expect to put money into it

$200 really is nothing ..

[The_caveman]

well when you buy a 20 year old car you should expect to put money into it

$200 really is nothing ..

I'm in close to a grand for misc. Stupid s*** not even after market.

So what he said

[91ka24de240]

so i got the thermostat in. i found out there wasnt even one in the car.. drove it around for a bit still heated a lil but not as bad. got the car home popped the hood. brother realized that the radiator cap wasnt sealing right.. so theres my problem lol.

[simmode1]

Voilà! Now for that rev limit problem...

[91ka24de240]

So I guess that wasn't it.. I got a new cap. It only overheats at a stop but when I start dri ing it cools down to normall temp? I don't get it...

[bersh240]

did you replace the coolant and bleed it properly?
is the fan in working order?
welcome to nico.

[91ka24de240]

Fan works fine along with an aftermarket elec fan. What do u mean by bleeding the coolant? I'm starting to think I need a new radiator..

[bersh240]

bleeding the coolant is an important step in any coolant related repair. There can be air bubbles trapped in the coolant system which can cause random problems such as overheating.

Heres some nifty instructions on how to flush your radiator along with bleeding the system.
http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/how-to ... 240sx.html

There is a bleeder screw on the KA use it. if it is stuck shut, make the radiator cap (with cap off of course) the highest point in the cooing system by jacking up the front of the car. idle the car untill at operating temp. turn the heat on high. and fill with coolant as air escapes, squeezing rad hoses everyonce in awhile forces the hiding bubbles out.
If you keep having problems with air bubbles in the system invest in a swirl tank.


Also, when you installed new thermo, the jiggly lil guy in the hole should have been at the top. make sure it is.

[Hoffman5982]

^This. Also, are you running a clutch fan AND a radiator fan, dual electric fans, or did the PO remove the clutch fan and left only one electric radiator fan? If it's the 3rd one, that's fine as long as you aren't running A/C. You you do only have one and are running a/c, that's the problem. My SR heats up a little when I'm stopped for a few and A/C is on. It won't overheat, but it will rise a little.

[91ka24de240]

The normal fan is still on the car with an aftermarket one. Ill have to try bleeding it.. the car as no ac so yeah. If bleeding it doesn't work idk what else to do..

[bersh240]

was the fan shroud removed?

[91ka24de240]

Yessir it was. Why?

[91ka24de240]

So I just realized there's three tiny hoses under where the in air intake connects to the motor are mssing ima guess these are vaccume hoses? If so would the be my rev limit problem?