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R50/53 major problem /over heating/hard or no start

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major problem /over heating/hard or no start

My baby is sick. I have an over heating problem,03 S,60K, 19% pullie for most of its life ,custom tune..195 hp,hard and race driving. tried changed thermostate180* 195*.no change .used watter wetter. drives on flat ok,going up hill or driving fast,hard boils over and I have to stop and refill water.now its starting like running on 2 cylinders then when running it goes fine. then ,No start ,then after 5 or 6 trys it comes to life with much angst. now i have new codes 1689,1229 2270(normal code) 0300, 1125 ,1126, 1129. could the fuel pump be going south and water pump at the same time? any clues? no oil in water or water in oil, still drives fast and powerful when running.ARG thanks for any help. Peter.
 
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