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HELP!! 94 LeBaron Convertible is overheating BAD!
The other day I went to get a new battery for my car, and on the way it
overheated. I pulled the 195deg thermostat out and replaced it with a 192deg, but it's still overheating. When I parked it, I heard a sort-of "gurgling" sound coming from where the thermostat is, and the upper hose is easy to squeeze. It also smoked for a little bit after parking, and the coolant smell was overwhelming. I had the radiator flushed and refilled, and that hasn't helped. I barely got my car home before it got too hot to drive today, but I *NEED* this car for work, and my wife is getting a little ****ed about me taking her car more than a couple times. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Steve |
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is the cooling fan coming on???????
SMoo wrote: > The other day I went to get a new battery for my car, and on the way it > overheated. > > I pulled the 195deg thermostat out and replaced it with a 192deg, but it's > still overheating. > When I parked it, I heard a sort-of "gurgling" sound coming from where the > thermostat is, and the upper hose is easy to squeeze. > It also smoked for a little bit after parking, and the coolant smell was > overwhelming. > > I had the radiator flushed and refilled, and that hasn't helped. > > I barely got my car home before it got too hot to drive today, but I *NEED* > this car for work, and my wife is getting a little ****ed about me taking > her car more than a couple times. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Thanks > Steve |
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 23:43:55 GMT, "SMoo" >
wrote: >The other day I went to get a new battery for my car, and on the way it >overheated. > Well the bad news is that after overheating it like this a few times you probably have bigger problems than the original cooling problem. Modern engines can not tolerate being overheated like the old 60's iron could. The problem could be many things: Fan(s) not working properly Clogged radiator (unlikely in a sudden onset case like this) Collapsing hoses Failed water pump blown head gasket When the light comes on or the gauge goes to H pull over, turn the heat on high and rev the engine a little bit. If the temp doesn't start coming right down shut the engine off and have it towed to a place where it can be repaired or you can repair it. Severely overheating an engine will warp the head, cause the head gasket to blow, play hell on the bearings and cause the pistons to scuff the heck out of the bores. Steve B. |
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"SMoo" > wrote in message ... > The other day I went to get a new battery for my car, and on the way it > overheated. > Is coolant level in the radiator dropping? If it isn't, then you don't have a leak, and it's probably the cooling fan like has been posted. If it is dropping (and it probably is if you can smell coolant) then check the end of the air conditioning condensate drain on the underside of the car - if you see coolant coming out of there or smell it there, then you have a leaking heater core. If you have coolant smell coming out of the tailpipe then the head gasket is leaking. Check for leaks elsewhere. Ted |
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Yes, the fan comes on, but when it gets to about 3/4 of the temp gauge, it
stays on all the time. "tim bur" > wrote in message ... > is the cooling fan coming on??????? > > SMoo wrote: > >> The other day I went to get a new battery for my car, and on the way it >> overheated. >> >> I pulled the 195deg thermostat out and replaced it with a 192deg, but >> it's >> still overheating. >> When I parked it, I heard a sort-of "gurgling" sound coming from where >> the >> thermostat is, and the upper hose is easy to squeeze. >> It also smoked for a little bit after parking, and the coolant smell was >> overwhelming. >> >> I had the radiator flushed and refilled, and that hasn't helped. >> >> I barely got my car home before it got too hot to drive today, but I >> *NEED* >> this car for work, and my wife is getting a little ****ed about me taking >> her car more than a couple times. >> >> Any help is appreciated. >> >> Thanks >> Steve > |
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I just ran outside and looked, and the radiator is half empty now!
I can't tell if there's coolant dripping anywhere, as we have a gravel driveway... I'll start the car in a while and see if there's a coolant smell from the tailpipe (The one tailpipe that isn't fake on this car) "Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote in message ... > > "SMoo" > wrote in message > ... >> The other day I went to get a new battery for my car, and on the way it >> overheated. >> > > Is coolant level in the radiator dropping? If it isn't, then you don't > have > a leak, and it's > probably the cooling fan like has been posted. > > If it is dropping (and it probably is if you can smell coolant) then check > the end of > the air conditioning condensate drain on the underside of the car - if you > see coolant > coming out of there or smell it there, then you have a leaking heater > core. > > If you have coolant smell coming out of the tailpipe then the head gasket > is > leaking. > > Check for leaks elsewhere. > > Ted > > |
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I just got back from the car...
I popped off the radiator cap, and got the car running nice and warm... When I did, coolant started pouring out from somewhere I can't see. From the bottom of the car, it looks to be from between the fender and the oil pan... Could this be the heater core? Is it safe to bypass it? We're not going to have much need for a heater during July in Texas... "Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote in message ... > > "SMoo" > wrote in message > ... >> I just ran outside and looked, and the radiator is half empty now! >> >> I can't tell if there's coolant dripping anywhere, as we have a gravel >> driveway... >> >> I'll start the car in a while and see if there's a coolant smell from the >> tailpipe (The one tailpipe that isn't fake on this car) >> > > It's hard even with a concrete driveway to see coolant leaks. What > happens is you get a small hole, when the cooling system isn't running > the coolant just drips out a drop an hour or so, then when it gets hot > the pressure in the system opens the hole up and the coolant squirts > out at far higher volume. > > Did you put a new rad cap on it? > > Fill it with coolant, and if you have jackstands (nice big fat ones) > jack the front of the car up, start it and run until it's nice and hot, > then turn on the heater full blast in the car and sniff for coolant smell, > if you smell it coming out of the air vents in the car, the heater core > is leaking. > > Then, shut down and immediately get under the car and listen for > hissing, and coolant dripping. Coolant can run quite a ways down > and if the leak is in some inconvenient place (like the underside of the > heater bypass hose that is invisible from the top and the bottom > of the engine) you may have a devil of a time figuring out exactly > where the coolant is coming out from. > > Quite often water pump bleed holes are obscured when the pump > is on the vehicle, so don't rule out the water pump if you see coolant > coming out near it. > > If you can't find it in the engine compartment or passenger compartment > then > a head gasket leak is the only other possibility. But I would bet it's > not that, since you already posted that you got a strong coolant smell. > > Needless to say, running an engine for a long period of time with that > much coolant missing is going to destroy it. > > Ted > > |
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"SMoo" > wrote in message ... > I just got back from the car... > > I popped off the radiator cap, and got the car running nice and warm... > Be careful doing that - hot coolant expands and if there's no large leaks it will come spewing out the radiator. You should never run it without a rad cap. > When I did, coolant started pouring out from somewhere I can't see. From the > bottom of the car, it looks to be from between the fender and the oil pan... > > Could this be the heater core? > Does it stink like coolant inside the passenger compartment? Usually bad heater cores will pee all over the inside of the car, leaving you with a carpet full of stinking coolant that you have to shampoo out of there. You can choose to do this before you replace the heater core, in which case when you pull the core out more residual coolant will come pouring out onto the carpet, and you have to shampoo it again - or you can do it after you replace the core in which case your going to be lying in the coolant while you undo the dash to get the core out. It's one of my most fun jobs to do! ;-) You really need to get it on jackstands. > Is it safe to bypass it? Yes, if that is the problem. Ted |
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I don't think there is coolant inside the vehicle...
I've been told that this car has the core completely outside of the cabin... "Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote in message ... > > "SMoo" > wrote in message > ... >> I just got back from the car... >> >> I popped off the radiator cap, and got the car running nice and warm... >> > > Be careful doing that - hot coolant expands and if there's no large leaks > it will come spewing out the radiator. You should never run it without > a rad cap. > >> When I did, coolant started pouring out from somewhere I can't see. From > the >> bottom of the car, it looks to be from between the fender and the oil > pan... >> >> Could this be the heater core? >> > > Does it stink like coolant inside the passenger compartment? > > Usually bad heater cores will pee all over the inside of the car, leaving > you with a carpet full of stinking coolant that you have to shampoo out > of there. You can choose to do this before you replace the heater > core, in which case when you pull the core out more residual coolant will > come pouring out onto the carpet, and you have to shampoo it again - > or you can do it after you replace the core in which case your going to > be lying in the coolant while you undo the dash to get the core out. > > It's one of my most fun jobs to do! ;-) > > You really need to get it on jackstands. > >> Is it safe to bypass it? > > Yes, if that is the problem. > > Ted > > |
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"SMoo" > wrote in message ... > I don't think there is coolant inside the vehicle... > > I've been told that this car has the core completely outside of the cabin... > > That may be so, but if the core is bad you most definitely are going to smell coolant with the heater or defroster on, since it's blowing air over the bad core then into the passenger compartment. If you don't smell it then your probably fine with the heater. You could have a crack in a hose going to the heater. Hoses often crack first at stress points, such as where the hose is clamped to a tube. Another kind of rule of thumb is that if you have coolant just hissing or dripping out, it's probably a hole or crack in some metal coolant line. If you have coolant gushing out it's probably a crack in a flexible line like a hose. When hoses crack the crack bursts open like a balloon popping and usually gets a lot larger, a lot quicker. There are exceptions of course to this. Ted |
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