Gigashadow
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- Location
- Arkansas
Blah: 2003 Xterra SE 4x4, 175k on the ticker...
So about a month ago, I posted this (on Club Xterra): Leaking Thermostat Housing
* Issue resolved, and confirmed it was that damn little hose connecting the upper and lower thermostat housing thing-a-ma-jig.
The New Issue
Take a look for yourself
What are my options, realistically speaking (because budget doesn't necessarily allow me to go get a new engine and swap it) and what are some suggestions along the way?
* Here's more detail:
If you want an up close look at what I found (the last one was for reference elsewhere, but it got included by accident). That's what I believe is referred to as the #6 piston in the back on the driver's side. I really, really should have inspected this better before doing all the effort of saving for the parts I needed before finding this.
Now, as stated previously, the truck never actually overheated, i.e. redline on the freeway, but it did get hot (the needle never reached the red zone on the temp gauge). It began to climb in temperature when I was about five blocks from my house, at which point I had to stop about every block, let it cool off, and then drive another block until I got home.
So about a month ago, I posted this (on Club Xterra): Leaking Thermostat Housing
* Issue resolved, and confirmed it was that damn little hose connecting the upper and lower thermostat housing thing-a-ma-jig.
The New Issue
Take a look for yourself
What are my options, realistically speaking (because budget doesn't necessarily allow me to go get a new engine and swap it) and what are some suggestions along the way?
* Here's more detail:
If you want an up close look at what I found (the last one was for reference elsewhere, but it got included by accident). That's what I believe is referred to as the #6 piston in the back on the driver's side. I really, really should have inspected this better before doing all the effort of saving for the parts I needed before finding this.
Now, as stated previously, the truck never actually overheated, i.e. redline on the freeway, but it did get hot (the needle never reached the red zone on the temp gauge). It began to climb in temperature when I was about five blocks from my house, at which point I had to stop about every block, let it cool off, and then drive another block until I got home.