As far as trouble-shooting, the only things left to check are the tension on the drive belt, broken or cracked fan blades, radiator cap not maintaining pressure (my prime suspect).
Not sure if these have one but it could be a bad thermostat.
Yes your thermostat is working if it is drawing coolant after about ten minutes. It depends on the size of your motor to determine how long it should take to hit the right temp for the thermostat to open up so it can send coolant through the system. If it starts within ten minutes your thermostat is working fine
Bad cooling fan or thermal relay. Bad water pump, clogged radiator.
Thermostat is in the housing under the left coil in the housing connected to the radiator hose. Takes about 30 minutes, if that long, to change.
Replacing a thermostat on a 1989 Audi 100 should take an estimated 15 minutes. First you will need to disconnect the radiator hose by taking off the two clamps. Then you will remove the two bolts holding the housing in place. After the bolts are removed, the old thermostat can be taken out and replaced with a new one.
Had this happen once. Found out the thermostat was'nt opening. Replaced it and everything worked fine. Watch your heat gauge, if after a few minutes of the engine running and the gauge goes from nothing to hot imediatly instead of gradully, you;ve probably got a bad thermostat.
Where the hose comes from your radiator all the way to your thermostat, you'll see a screm on the top of your thermostat. Fill your radiator, put radiator cap back on. Turn on engine and let it run for about 5 minutes. Then open screw to let accumulated air out of the thermo chamber. Air in there will cause the thermo to not function properly causing overheating. Do this until all air is out and nothing but water shoots out. That's it.
If you follow the bottom hose on your radiator it will lead you to it. You will have to remove 3 bolts on the thermostat housing to get to it but it should only take you about 20 minutes to change it out.
If you follow the bottom hose on your radiator it will lead you to it. You will have to remove 3 bolts on the thermostat housing to get to it but it should only take you about 20 minutes to change it out.
It could be that you are low on coolant, but if that is not the case, your thermostat may be stuck open. After the vehicle has been running for about 15 minutes, put your hand on the top of the radiator. If it is not too hot to touch, your thermostat should probably be replaced.
Where is the thermostat on a 1999 dodge 2500 where the top radiator hose meets the engine. You will have to remove 3 small bolts. take about 3 minutes to change it.
i have found that about 95% of the time on fords after rebuilding the motor that you need to replace the radiator and that will solve your problem.