93' Camry acceration and an odd problem

[VincentFilms]

Hello, I have a 93' Toyota Camry V6 with an automatic transmission. It's been having an issue with accelerating ever since my brother and I replaced the head gasket. Here's the problem from my perspective. I start the car, let it warm up for about 30 seconds then brake and put it in drive and press on the gas, but it will barely move, even if I push all the way on the gas. Then it will slowly accelerate up to regular speeds. The acceleration will improve the longer the period that I drive it is. However when I stop driving it and let it sit for like a day, then the next time I try to start it up it will barely move but will eventually get up to regular speeds. This has been going on even since my brother and I replaced the head gasket in May.

Also today something quite odd happend. I drove the car for like 15 miles and when I stopped and opened up the hood I heard like bubbiling sound. Apparently heat/steam was coming out of the tube that goes into the water resevoir container. The water resevoir had enough water and coolant in it by the way. And also the temperature gauge looked fine, it was about 40%. 0% being totually cool, lol.

And there is also a mystery wire that we don't where it goes. Located in front passenger side around the water resevoir. My dad thinks that that might be related to the problem.


Thanks

[samarai912]

hey will you take a pic of that wire and post it? I don't know about your other problem, it could be so many things.....make a video of it and maybe we can help.

[VincentFilms]

Alrighty, It's dark out now so I'll try to take a picture of the wire and make a video of the acceleration problem tomarrow.

Also, I just checked the radiator to see how much water was in it and apparently it was pretty low, although the temperature gauge said it was ok. So I filled it up and I started the car and the radiator got hot pretty quick and it was pumping the water and anti-freeze into the water resevoir thingy. My dad said it should'nt have gotten that hot that quickly, and he believes the temperature gauge is messed up as well.

So I guess theres probably 2 problems going on. Ya, so I'll be posting a pic of the wire and a video of the acceleration problem later.

Thanks

[Zviator]

Did u notice the RPM ? How was it when u stomp the gas ? high ? low ?

[VincentFilms]

Originally Posted by Camricer

Did u notice the RPM ? How was it when u stomp the gas ? high ? low ?

Like when I start to drive it the RPM is low. However if I put it in Neutral I can rev the engine pretty high.

[JCamry94]

Once you post up vid or pics, we will probably know the heck is wrong

It IS normal for the car to acclerate a little bit more slowly when the car is still getting up to operating temp (and shift more slowly), but if it is barely moving the problem is something non-related to that.

[Turboman412]

did u burp the cooling system? if you did if its not leaking, or in your oil where elts would it be gonig? maybe you installed head gasked upside down? was the writing on the top? did all the holes line up

[Turboman412]

if all is ok check timing. and firing order

[ASG14]

1: Did you check the Tranny fluid?
2: Did you ever replace your Thermostate and and radiator caps (there is 2)?
3: Is your fan going on for the radiator?
4: I think the wire is unused ony uor engine. Every 3VZ has an unused wired around the Alt/AC Compressor.

[VincentFilms]

Originally Posted by ASG14

1: Did you check the Tranny fluid?
2: Did you ever replace your Thermostate and and radiator caps (there is 2)?
3: Is your fan going on for the radiator?
4: I think the wire is unused ony uor engine. Every 3VZ has an unused wired around the Alt/AC Compressor.

1. Ya, there's enough transmission fluid in there and it's clean, if that's what your asking.

2. There are 2 radiator caps. I knoticed i guess, an overflow stain, it is orange, coming down from the 2nd radiator cap(the one closer to the back). That was there before we ever replaced the head gasket. So I figured the cap was leaking but autozone did'nt have that radiator cap so I basically made a new seal out of some rubber sheet i had, and it does'nt appear to have leaked since. And no I did'nt replace the thermostat although it appears to be working atleast somewhat.

3. Yes the radiator fan is going on.

4. Oh, lol.

[ASG14]

Made a new seal for the radiator cap?!?!?!?!?! It;s a spring, you can't. Replace it.

And because something looks good, doesn't mean it is. Thats the biggest mistake people think. If your coolant is boiling, and the temp guage reads normal. Either 1: your temp guage/sensor is screwed up, and/or 2: something is blocking the collant from circulating (1: Radiator cap, 2: filler neck cap, 3: thermostate, 4: radiator original and full of rust). Before you blow the head gasket again, do the REGULAR maintmence, of which the lack there of, may have helped the head gasket go the 1st time.

[proftomda]

I would start by running a compression check... Some of the symptoms sound somewhat like a head gasket issue. Let the compression check assure you that you have even pressures and a even seal accross the head.

[davemac2]

Originally Posted by proftomda

I would start by running a compression check... Some of the symptoms sound somewhat like a head gasket issue. Let the compression check assure you that you have even pressures and a even seal accross the head.

I agree with this assessment since the engine is struggling from the start. You should also do a block test via the reservoir or the rad cap to check if the head is still leaking. Smell the exhaust for a sweet coolant smell. Are you getting a lot of white smoke from there? If you are getting this gurgling sound with steam coming out the reservoir and losing coolant, then it is very likely your head is leaking coolant into the block. Also check yourself or have the timing checked to make sure the timing belt went back on ok.

dave mc