overheating.......again
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overheating.......again
ok so those of you who read my other posts you know ive been having some overheating problems lately. well today i found its worse than i thought. i went to autozone to get another alt pulley (new dual belt pulley) and i had to stop several times on the way there and back because it got EXTREMELY hot, hotter than before. on the water temp guage it was probably about 5/6 of the way up or a little more. This happened whether i was stopped or cruising so i dont think its the fan anymore. Well when i get the money i think im gonna have the rad cleaned out by a shop and see if it helps, then replace the water pump since those are the 2 most likely things to go wrong. I need to find out what the **** is going on because i have to go to school in less than a month and the 7 is my only car.
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There is this stuff it's called ' water wetter ' made by redline inc. it breaks the surface tension of the fluid for better cooling. I use it, and it works real good. at kragen auto parts stores. it's like $ 12.00 dollors for a pint.
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I never could get my heat under control until I got a new radiator. it was about 150, but i know there are mail order radiators for around 100. a pro flush job would have been about 60, but the dude wouldn't do it because it had what he called rot. it was toast. ever since I got the new radiator, the car keeps cool even during our record Boise heat.
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Well I fixed my cooling problem with a rad flush and a new thermosata. I still want to take the pressure washer to the rad but I havent yet.
Replaceing the rad might be your only choice.
Good luck
anthrax
Replaceing the rad might be your only choice.
Good luck
anthrax
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A new one is only like $140 at autozone. WOrth every penny. My car went from 1/2 on the gauge to now it wont get above 1/3 no matter what. Even in the fl summer with the A/C on. A constant all the time overheating is most likely the rad or water pump. The WP is pretty cheap at autozone too. Cheap piece of mind.
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Those damn heater hoses rot from the oil escaping from the beehive, and you lose coolant because one is ahead of the valve. Good luck replacing with standard 5/8 hose fro the auto store: I had to put in $60 worth of factory tubes from mazdatrix.
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