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U NEED A THERMOSTAT. THAT IS WHAT HOLDS THE COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR, SO IT CAN COOL DOWN BEFORE IT GOES BACK IN THE MOTOR.
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What was cause a Lincoln town car to overheat?
sometime the fan do not work which can cause the car to overheat. Also it can be a fuse for the fan. Check your thermostat.
Will a bad thermostat cause a car to lose acceleration?
By itself, the thermostat would have to be stuck closed causing a severe overheat condition to cause a loss of power.
Will a bad thermostat cause a car to die and not start back up?
Not usually. But it will cause it to overheat. What kind of car?
Can a car overheat with a stuck open thermostat?
Usually the car would run cool, unless the thermostat is stuck partially open.
What would cause a 63 dodge dart to overheat when a themostat is installed?
If you drive the Dart like I would (like a bat out of hell) the car would most likely overheat from fast acceleration, and more strain on the engine than what is needed. If you drive legaly, it could very well be the thermostat. Be sure that you use the correctly dilluted antifreeze.
What will cause the water to not flow freely and the car overheat?
A bad thermostat, or in rare cases, a bad water pump.
Why would your car overheat if you drove with emergency brake on and thermostat says hot after removing brake and cooling down?
thermostat is more than likely stuck shut from the overheat. Have to be changed.
If a thermostat remains open will this cause your car to overheat?
A stuck open thermostat will cause a car to run cooler than needed. It will cause oil to sludge, a loss of gas mileage due to running rich and numerous other problems.
Will a bad thermostat make your car overheat?
yes
Why does car overheat?
There could be many reasons. Not enough coolant or bad flow, faulty thermostat, low oil. If the coolant freezes then it will overheat. If your car continues to overheat then you should have the coolant flushed and thermostat replaced.
Your car has all of the proper amounts of fluid no leaks why is it still overheating?
the first thing i would look at is the thermostat if its not opening and closing at the right time this will cause your enginr to overheat.
Would the thermostat cause the car not to start in a 2001 Monte Carlo?
no, the thermostat would have nothing to do with the car not starting.
