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Your 1997 escort only heats when you are not driving?
Chances are your thermostat is stuck open. Your cars thermostat sits in a coolant passage. When the car is running your coolant begins to heat up, and at a certain temperature your thermostat opens up and lets coolant flow to the radiator to dispel the heat of the engine to the air. When your thermostat is stuck open, instead of the coolant staying in the engine until it heats up it is constantly circulating through the radiator transferring heat to the atmosphere. When your cars sits still it heats up because the amount of air passing through the radiator is minimal, but as you begin to drive the air flow is increased.
Replaced thermostat and sensor and gauge on 1989 Chevy Celebrity will overheat when driving in city where it is stop and go but driving on highway it will be stay at normal. Why does it overheat?
Possibilities: Cooling fan not working. Low on coolant. Clogged radiator, radiator hose or block.
1994 Honda accord and the radiator was cracked and i replaced it and bled the air out It is now running hot when the car is in idle and it doesn't seem to run hot when i am driving?
Had the same problem on my 1991 accord. Replace the thermostat, gasket, and radiator cap. Also, get a gallon of coolant if your current coolant has been in there for more than three years. The thermostat is in the engine block. Simply drain coolant, remove the radiator hose from the engine - the hose that goes from the bottom of the radiator into the engine. There may also be a small spount that bolts into the block, remove the bolts and there is the old thermostat.
Why does a 1992 dodge stealth overheats while driving sixty?
check you water (coolant) level, make sure thermostat is working, radiator leaks, sensor problem
What is the main cause for dodge caravan overheating when driving slowly in traffic?
Low coolant or an inoperative radiator fan.Low coolant or an inoperative radiator fan.
Why would your 1997 eagle talon tsi be over heating so bad when driving?
Low coolant? Stuck Thermostat Cooling fan not working Water pump not working Clogged radiator System airlocked Defective radiator cap
Why is a 2000 Dodge Intrepid running hot I was driving today and the car started running hotI stopped to check the coolant level and coolant started to bubble out of the resevoirWhy would it do that?
Coolant level low? Check when cold Cooling fan not working? Thermostat not opening? Dirty or clogged radiator? Bad radiator Cap? Water pump bad?
Why is my car overheating?
its a 96 caprice already changed the thermostate fans are working Do you have an obvious leak,making the engine short of coolant? If no obvious leaks,the first place to look is the thermostat,these frequently fail shut,so restricting the coolant flow. You don't say what sort of car it is,or if this happens only in traffic (radiator fan not running) or just driving along,thermostat,blocked radiator,cylinder head gasket. Modern cars must have good quality antifreeze mixed to recommendation for good cooling and anti-corrosion.
Why would a car get hot while driving but cool down when sitting idle?
1) Low coolant level? 2) Radiator restricted with leaves or other debris? 3) water pump not circulating coolant properly? 4) defective thermostat? 5) system airbound? 6) coolant fan (if any) not operating? 7) radiator hoses collapsing?
What is an overflow tank?
An overflow tank is a bottle that holds coolant that expands and leaves the radiator under driving conditions. The Coolant will go back into the radiator as needed.
What would a 1999 2.4 L Breeze coolant reservoir get hot after long stop and go drive I changed the thermostat in the fall because of this. No change since. Highway driving is ok?
Problem fixed. I changed the rad cap.
What causes a Saturn to overheat?
Check the cooling system, and I mean everything. Thermostat, temperature sesnor(s), radiator clogs, radiator cap, badly damaged water pump, belts, you could simply need to add more antifreeze. If it isn't your coolant system, then it's your driving habbits or driving conditions, in which case you may want to slow down, get a car that can handle harsh driving, or upgrade your radiator. Also check that your electric fan is coming on.
