I just got my car back today. Basically this is the run down. My car overheated, and due to the fact that I was missing the cap and tube that connects the coolant overflow reservoir tank to the radiator, it sprayed coolant all over my distributor and most of the motor. Two weeks prior to this the entire distributor was replaced, new spark plugs/wires and whatnot, basically a full tune up.

So I took the car in, I blew a head gasket is what I was told. After looking at it, my mechanic said my head wasn’t warped and didn’t need to “be sent in to get reshaven”. So he replaced the just the head gasket, the water pump, my timing belt along with all the other belts (A/C etc.) and some pulleys and a tensioner.

Before all this and still; the car bogs, as in, when I would push the gas, it would “put put” along in first and just, well, bogs totally and doesn’t go much of anywhere, and same with the higher gears and when downshifting. The car sounds absolutely horrible. The exhaust pops when it bogs also. I spent over 1500$ on this thus far, and what gets me is that the problem still exists.

What else or what can still be the problem with this? Any suggestions and help is very much appreciated. I live in Chicago, so if by chance anyone can assist me in person, I would be very grateful, also would pay for the help of course. Or if anyone knows a shop around Chicago or the suburbs that I can go to.

Thanks for the help guys.

Tony
Also, my SN for AOLIM is "teh zyk" if you use aim.