i am a female and know nothing about cars except gas and drive
Through the overflow tank. Open the bleeder valve on the thermostat housing, turn heat to high, and pour coolant in the overflow tank until it comes out the bleeder valve.
What exactly is overflowing? this can range from a blocked toilet to a faulty washer
A gas tank can indeed overflow if it is not full. A gas tank can overflow if the pressure inside of it is too high.
High enough that it won't overflow when filled with bodies.
You have a leak, and it is overheating. Possibly heater core leak. Check the coolant level, inspect for leaks especially inside passenger side floor. The car is 12 years old. Do a complete service of the cooling system, including a flush and new antifreeze and thermostat. Replace hoses if they have not been replaced. Don't forget to bleed the system.
You are probably low on coolant, check the overflow bottle next time you stop, but judging by the high temp you are missing quite a bit of coolant.
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It could be a bad overflow valve or the thermostat could be set to high and the heat is creating the leak. Also, if the test lever on the TPR valve is 'tested' or lifted, it is possible, if not likely that sediment inside the tank gets lodged in TPR valve preventing it from closing. This will create a contiuous leak from discharge tube into pan until valve is successfully closed.
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open or missing thermostat
The way the unit operates depends on the type of thermostat installed. Normally, they use a two stage thermostat. In this case, when the thermostat senses a need for cooling the condensing unit starts in low speed. If the temperature at the thermostat does not drop fast enough, the condensing unit is switched to high speed. The timing of the changing of speeds varies with the thermostat and unit.
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