I have an overheating problem with my 1988 Toyota Celica GT. I was reading another person's question with a similar problem. I have already replaced the water pump.I hear gurgling. It takes about 45 mins to begin overheating and as soon as I can keep an even pace it goes back down..on hills and stop and go traffic it is all the way in the red, doesn't stall, doesn't leak antifreeze, but the automatic choke is sticking now too. I just want to fix this darn thing so I can drive it safely..bought it used has 194,000 miles..seems to have decent compression, heater and a/c not working..some gray smoke at times.

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did they change the fuel filter??? if so then i would check to see if you have a miss in one of your cylinders this can be chacked as easy as turning your car on and going around the the muffler and listening to see if it makes a funny noise something like a low cough nothing loud just a little cough. if you cant hear anything like that take it in to a mechanic and have then check the pressure in each one of your cylinders
if it is not either one of those that i am not sure either hope it helps

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Bad headlight switch or relay, or shorted wire. I would check the relay first.

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Make sure the radiator is clear of debris
Try a different coolant. Stay away from the Red stuff
When changinging the thermostant go for a 180 or less. It sounds like your thermostat open when it really heats up. Get a lower thermostat.

Johnny Brown

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nothing try back flushing heater core, they clog up due to litle water preasure,you might want to flush cooling system if you already havent, hope this hleps.

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I won't address your struts question because you can find the answer in any service manual. Refer to the free repair manual for your car at www.autozone.com. Look in the "Steering and Suspension" section.

For your other two questions.

If the oil on the passenger side is leaking from down low it could be coming from the oil pan gasket. You'll have to remove the oil pan and reseal it with a new after-market gasket or with gasket-maker. If it is coming from higher up behind the timing cover, most likely it would be from either the crankshaft seal or the camshaft seal. Replacing these involves removing the timing belt and the camshaft and crankshaft pulleys. Refer to the service manual. Or it could be coming from the oil filter. Make sure that the filter is securely in place, and check that its gasket is in good condition, or just replace the filter.

The vibration/rumble is most likely due to old worn out motor mounts. You can probably eliminate 80% of the vibration by replacing the front right motor mount - the one that attaches to the passenger fender. To replace the mount, start by loosening the mount's center bolt nut. If I recall correctly it is a 19mm nut, and you will probably need to fit a steel pipe extension over a 19mm wrench to loosen it. Then support the engine with a jack before you loosen all the other bolts on the fender and the timing cover. .

Let me know if you have any questions.