i need to know what is wrong with my car

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pinkerbell1983 - 27 Jun 2005 08:07 GMT

in second gear when i try hitting 5000rpm it hesitates at 3000rpm bad, when
i step on the gas it hesitates in an gear, and when it gets to hot it shuts
off and locks up.

its it an easy problem to fix or time for a new car?

HELP

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remco - 28 Jun 2005 02:06 GMT

> in second gear when i try hitting 5000rpm it hesitates at 3000rpm bad, when
> i step on the gas it hesitates in an gear, and when it gets to hot it shuts
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> HELP

Stick, I take it? What do you mean by getting "hesitate bad", "hot" and
"lock up"? You are a little cryptic.

Does the thermometer go up while driving and then not restart until you let
it cool down?
Probably the thermostat - replace that first. An easy fix if that's it.

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pinkerbell1983 - 28 Jun 2005 06:25 GMT

I mean the car sputters when revving up to 5000rpm (shift point) and then
after 10-15 min of driving it ...it stalls on me and wont start back up.

My thermostat works just fine, and I have plenty of coolant in the
radiator/resevoir. So it is not overheating, just stalling out of no
where.

I already tried a new coil because that was fried, and now I think it
might be the distributor but do not know, and don't want to get ripped off
by a mechanic.

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bucksatan - 30 Jun 2005 15:23 GMT

THere is a really nice and simple solution to this problem, don't rev it up
to 5000 RPM. Just because the car can do 6500 RPM doesn;t mean that it
should do that on the highway or do clutch drops at the red line. You
shouldalso check the air intake, opening it up to 5000 takes a fair amount
of air to get in, and if there is too much restriction that could cause
your problem.

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remco - 01 Jul 2005 00:41 GMT

> THere is a really nice and simple solution to this problem, don't rev it up
> to 5000 RPM. Just because the car can do 6500 RPM doesn;t mean that it
> should do that on the highway or do clutch drops at the red line. You
> shouldalso check the air intake, opening it up to 5000 takes a fair amount
> of air to get in, and if there is too much restriction that could cause
> your problem.

Yeah, that's what I thought as well. I guess technically you could run it
that aggressive, but it is just an altima, not a testarossa :)
I think he mentioned that it locks up when it heats, whatever that means.
Another post by the same person mentions that the distributor is bad. Maybe
just a troll..

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