Things are FOULED UP BEYOND ALL REPAIR
Yesterday one of my toweds died, at least it seems dead, today I went to the storage yard to get the MoHo and our utility trailer and the key for the padlock on the trailer is in the towed in the hosp...
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Is it blowing smoke from the exhaust?
I don't know how a leaky heater control valve would affect the running. But if you don't need the heat, just bypass the heater core by tying the line to it to the line from it.
Only way I could see the leaking valve causing a running issue would be if the valve is designed such that the diaphragm in the valve is exposed to the coolant on the other side, and the engine is sucking in water through a ruptured diaphragm in the valve, which would be temporarily solved by disconnecting the valve and plugging the vacuum hose. Or if the dripping coolant was shorting out electrical items or your ignition wires(somewhat likely depending on the packaging of your engine).
Hopefully the reason for the loss of power isnt because you lost so much coolant while driving it, that the engine got hot and popped a headgasket.
A dead converter can cause a loss of power, but is typically a gradual failure and many times they rattle like crazy.
I don't know how a leaky heater control valve would affect the running. But if you don't need the heat, just bypass the heater core by tying the line to it to the line from it.
Only way I could see the leaking valve causing a running issue would be if the valve is designed such that the diaphragm in the valve is exposed to the coolant on the other side, and the engine is sucking in water through a ruptured diaphragm in the valve, which would be temporarily solved by disconnecting the valve and plugging the vacuum hose. Or if the dripping coolant was shorting out electrical items or your ignition wires(somewhat likely depending on the packaging of your engine).
Hopefully the reason for the loss of power isnt because you lost so much coolant while driving it, that the engine got hot and popped a headgasket.
A dead converter can cause a loss of power, but is typically a gradual failure and many times they rattle like crazy.
