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Originally Posted by retsigerlehcar
So after we got it running again, my husband noticed a lot of gunk in the antifreeze. They flushed the radiator and found that it was clogged really bad. But after the flush they were only able to get about 1/3rd of the amount of antifreeze in it. It seems to me like it must still be clogged but I'm not sure about that. I don't know if any of that has anything to do with our most recent problem, but thought I would put that on here just in case.
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This concerns me a bit as I wonder if the last owner dumped a bunch of radiator
stop leak in the cooling system to get the car running halfway decent to sell it or
trade it in.
Meaning that the head could have been starting to crack or the engine could have
had a bad gasket for a while causing the head to crack later on.
If this is the case, there could be a lot of that stuff still in the cooling system.
Does the engine temp run hotter or colder than normal?
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Now, after the car warms up it dies everytime the brake is pressed. If you are able to press the clutch, brake and give it a little gas all at the same time, it will stay on. Anybody have any ideas about what else is wrong with this car? It's a 5 speed, 200k miles, we've owned it for 5 yrs and never had troubles before. It has been moderately maintained as far as oil changes, etc.
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Sounds to me like there is a vacuum leak somewhere and when you step on the brake
pedal (which is a hugh vacuum draw if the car has power brakes) is enough to kill the
engine.
Since you are able to rev the engine a little and keep it going further confirms this.
Hope this helps...
Scott