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your thermostat is closed. needs to be replaced. inexpensive part but can save your engine from overheating.
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How do you do a radiator flush on a 1995 Saturn?
The radiator on a 1995 Saturn is flushed by draining the coolant, refilling the engine with water, and adding a flush. It is allowed to circulate and drain before refilling with coolant.
After replacing radiator hose do you put coolant in the radiator and the overflow bottle or just the bottle?
With the engine cold, put it in the radiator just to be sure there is no air gap. Run it for a short time until it gets warm and coolant begins to circulate. Then install the radiator cap and put coolant in the overflow to the coolant level line.
How can you tell when the thermostat has opened?
The upper radiator hose gets hot do to the fact the coolant has started to circulate.
What direction does a car radiator circulate?
In general the hot coolant enters the top opening and out the lower to the water pump.
Does water in the reservoir circulate through radiator when engine runs?
No. When the engine is running coolant is heated and expands. Excess coolant then flows from the radiator to the expansion (overflow) tank. When the engine is shut down coolant cools and contracts drawing fluid back out of the tank to keep the radiator topped off.
What is the water pump used for in a car?
To circulate coolant through the engine block, radiator and passenger compartment heater core.
What is a oil coolant hose?
An oil coolant?æ hose is a tube or pipe that allows engine oil to circulate via the radiator in order to cool down. Without an oil coolant hose, oil will get to hot to operate efficiently.
How do flush radiator in 1999 cougar?
The radiator on a 1999 Mercury Cougar is flushed by draining the radiator, filling it with water, and adding a commercially available radiator flush. The engine is allowed to circulate for 10 minutes, drained, flushed with fresh water, and refilled with coolant.
Why would a 2003 Pontiac grand am overheat when a new thermostat was put in and the fans work?
Low Coolant level? Perhaps cooling system is airbound not allowng coolant to circulate? Water pump defective not circulating coolant? Radiator plugged or restricted? Hoses collapsing under pressure? Defective radiator cap?
Why does Radiator run hot in 2002 Cavalier?
1. Check coolant level 2. Check to see if you have heat in the cabin 3. Feel the hoses and see if you feel any coolant passing thru them. Be careful the hoses can be hot. 4. Your thermostat may be stuck not allowing coolant to circulate 5. Your water pump has quit and will not circulate the coolant even with a good thermostat.
What would cause no circulation in radiator?
If the temp gauge reads normal and the engine is not overheating, the thermostat is doing its job. The thermostat maintains the coolant temp by opening and closing allowing the coolant to flow or not to flow. When it is closed the coolant doesn't circulate.
What are the major components of the automotive cooling systems?
Radiator-- for storing and removing heat from the coolant. Pump-- used to circulate coolant throughout the engine and back to the radiator for cooling. Fan, either electric or mechanical -- used to draw air through the radiator thus removing heat. Thermostat--Used to keep the coolant at a set temperature. Radiator pressure cap--Used to keep the pressure at a set amount in the system. Hoses uses to transfer coolant from the radiator to the engine and back. Recovery tank--Used to catch any coolant that may overflow.
