Overheating...or is it?
03-30-08, 11:37 PM
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Overheating...or is it?
I was having problems with overheating about a half a year ago. I would loose coolant and it would start to overheat (shut it off as fast as possible). I found that one of the hose clamps wasn't on right and it was leaking coolant. I fixed the problem and changed the thermostat. I did flush my coolant and bled the system when I changed the thermostat (OEM from Atkins). This returned the temperature and coolant level back to normal. Around a week ago, my temperature gauge sat normally and then went up half way, then dropped again while driving (normally, speed limit, shifting at 3k). It has been doing this on a consistent basis. The clutch fan does not freewheel. I do not seem to be loosing any coolant (outside of the reservoir tank). Could my thermostat already have failed? Do you think it is my radiator? I felt both the top and bottom hose that comes off the radiator after driving and they are both hot. When my engine used to overheat, I could hear "bubbling" and the top of the engine/Intake Manifold was really hot. These symptoms are no longer present.
03-31-08, 01:08 AM
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I was having problems with overheating about a half a year ago. I would loose coolant and it would start to overheat (shut it off as fast as possible). I found that one of the hose clamps wasn't on right and it was leaking coolant. I fixed the problem and changed the thermostat. I did flush my coolant and bled the system when I changed the thermostat (OEM from Atkins). This returned the temperature and coolant level back to normal. Around a week ago, my temperature gauge sat normally and then went up half way, then dropped again while driving (normally, speed limit, shifting at 3k). It has been doing this on a consistent basis. The clutch fan does not freewheel. I do not seem to be loosing any coolant (outside of the reservoir tank). Could my thermostat already have failed? Do you think it is my radiator? I felt both the top and bottom hose that comes off the radiator after driving and they are both hot. When my engine used to overheat, I could hear "bubbling" and the top of the engine/Intake Manifold was really hot. These symptoms are no longer present.
