Overheating problem
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Overheating problem
Wussup guys.
My car overheated the other day, just kind of out of the blue? I was coming back from the store and the temp gauge just shot up. I got it back home and let it sit for a couple of hours to cool then drove it to the shop (bout 1 1/2 mile). About the time I pulled in the drive the needle started moving again. I shut it down long enough to open up the shop, then started it up and pulled it in but the temp had went down to about halfway. So I left it running in the shop just idling for a while and it stay where it was at, halfway. It didn't seem like any water was moving through the Top Hose so I was guessing I should replace the Thermo first. I let the car cool overnight and went back the next day and removed the Thermo and ran it without. It sat in the shop running for at least 30 minutes without even making it to halfway of the gauge or any signs of running hot. So I figure I would just replace the Thermostat and thats it, well I did that tonight. Replaced it, started the car and let it run for 10 minutes maybe, and everything looked good, was staying around operating temp. So I took it for a test drive. About 2 miles up the road the gauge started back around to hot? WTF? I took it back to the shop (wasn't smoking or anything), and the same thing happened as before, it went down to about halfway and stayed. I shut it down after a few minutes, then checked the oil to make sure there was no coolant in there and there wasn't.
I made a call and got a hold to a coolant pressure tester, got that and hooked it up. We found a leak in the Thermo gasket so but that was it so far. Parts house is closed, so that will have to wait till morning. We decided to test the cap just to see. 16lb cap. Wouldn't even pump up? You pump it, it would shoot up to about 6lbs and drop right back down before you could pump again. Would that have anything do with the overheating? If anyone has any ideas, please share? Thanks for any help.
Later.
My car overheated the other day, just kind of out of the blue? I was coming back from the store and the temp gauge just shot up. I got it back home and let it sit for a couple of hours to cool then drove it to the shop (bout 1 1/2 mile). About the time I pulled in the drive the needle started moving again. I shut it down long enough to open up the shop, then started it up and pulled it in but the temp had went down to about halfway. So I left it running in the shop just idling for a while and it stay where it was at, halfway. It didn't seem like any water was moving through the Top Hose so I was guessing I should replace the Thermo first. I let the car cool overnight and went back the next day and removed the Thermo and ran it without. It sat in the shop running for at least 30 minutes without even making it to halfway of the gauge or any signs of running hot. So I figure I would just replace the Thermostat and thats it, well I did that tonight. Replaced it, started the car and let it run for 10 minutes maybe, and everything looked good, was staying around operating temp. So I took it for a test drive. About 2 miles up the road the gauge started back around to hot? WTF? I took it back to the shop (wasn't smoking or anything), and the same thing happened as before, it went down to about halfway and stayed. I shut it down after a few minutes, then checked the oil to make sure there was no coolant in there and there wasn't.
I made a call and got a hold to a coolant pressure tester, got that and hooked it up. We found a leak in the Thermo gasket so but that was it so far. Parts house is closed, so that will have to wait till morning. We decided to test the cap just to see. 16lb cap. Wouldn't even pump up? You pump it, it would shoot up to about 6lbs and drop right back down before you could pump again. Would that have anything do with the overheating? If anyone has any ideas, please share? Thanks for any help.
Later.
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RE: Overheating problem
ORIGINAL: blazinyellowbeast
after a while of running the upper would get hot, didn't check the lower?
after a while of running the upper would get hot, didn't check the lower?
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From: Oregon
RE: Overheating problem
There is a weap hole in the bottom of the water pump. It starts leaking when the pum starts to go bad. But not all the time! its about an 1/8 of an inch maybe a little bigger. Doesnt just dump water out so sometimes its hard to see it leaking. Maybe look from under the car?
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RE: Overheating problem
ORIGINAL: blazinyellowbeast
Wussup guys.
My car overheated the other day, just kind of out of the blue? I was coming back from the store and the temp gauge just shot up. I got it back home and let it sit for a couple of hours to cool then drove it to the shop (bout 1 1/2 mile). About the time I pulled in the drive the needle started moving again. I shut it down long enough to open up the shop, then started it up and pulled it in but the temp had went down to about halfway. So I left it running in the shop just idling for a while and it stay where it was at, halfway. It didn't seem like any water was moving through the Top Hose so I was guessing I should replace the Thermo first. I let the car cool overnight and went back the next day and removed the Thermo and ran it without. It sat in the shop running for at least 30 minutes without even making it to halfway of the gauge or any signs of running hot. So I figure I would just replace the Thermostat and thats it, well I did that tonight. Replaced it, started the car and let it run for 10 minutes maybe, and everything looked good, was staying around operating temp. So I took it for a test drive. About 2 miles up the road the gauge started back around to hot? WTF? I took it back to the shop (wasn't smoking or anything), and the same thing happened as before, it went down to about halfway and stayed. I shut it down after a few minutes, then checked the oil to make sure there was no coolant in there and there wasn't.
I made a call and got a hold to a coolant pressure tester, got that and hooked it up. We found a leak in the Thermo gasket so but that was it so far. Parts house is closed, so that will have to wait till morning. We decided to test the cap just to see. 16lb cap. Wouldn't even pump up? You pump it, it would shoot up to about 6lbs and drop right back down before you could pump again. Would that have anything do with the overheating? If anyone has any ideas, please share? Thanks for any help.
Later.
Wussup guys.
My car overheated the other day, just kind of out of the blue? I was coming back from the store and the temp gauge just shot up. I got it back home and let it sit for a couple of hours to cool then drove it to the shop (bout 1 1/2 mile). About the time I pulled in the drive the needle started moving again. I shut it down long enough to open up the shop, then started it up and pulled it in but the temp had went down to about halfway. So I left it running in the shop just idling for a while and it stay where it was at, halfway. It didn't seem like any water was moving through the Top Hose so I was guessing I should replace the Thermo first. I let the car cool overnight and went back the next day and removed the Thermo and ran it without. It sat in the shop running for at least 30 minutes without even making it to halfway of the gauge or any signs of running hot. So I figure I would just replace the Thermostat and thats it, well I did that tonight. Replaced it, started the car and let it run for 10 minutes maybe, and everything looked good, was staying around operating temp. So I took it for a test drive. About 2 miles up the road the gauge started back around to hot? WTF? I took it back to the shop (wasn't smoking or anything), and the same thing happened as before, it went down to about halfway and stayed. I shut it down after a few minutes, then checked the oil to make sure there was no coolant in there and there wasn't.
I made a call and got a hold to a coolant pressure tester, got that and hooked it up. We found a leak in the Thermo gasket so but that was it so far. Parts house is closed, so that will have to wait till morning. We decided to test the cap just to see. 16lb cap. Wouldn't even pump up? You pump it, it would shoot up to about 6lbs and drop right back down before you could pump again. Would that have anything do with the overheating? If anyone has any ideas, please share? Thanks for any help.
Later.
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