problem wit coolant system
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problem wit coolant system
ok so a little over a week i replaced my radiator hoses cause one popped and after doing so everything was ok now i bought
now a new head did the gasket just cause i had the spar money
now i got a new problem just got out of the shop and drove a little ways home and started to heat up and when i got home my overflow was boiling hot and gurgling water \
my question is my fan is hot wire so it is on all the time the guy that drove it drove a lot of miles a day and in traffic now with that being on how well do the stock fan motors hold out and is there a way to test if there dieing don't want to go out and just get one cause there pricey so let me know what you think rep will be given
now a new head did the gasket just cause i had the spar money
now i got a new problem just got out of the shop and drove a little ways home and started to heat up and when i got home my overflow was boiling hot and gurgling water \
my question is my fan is hot wire so it is on all the time the guy that drove it drove a lot of miles a day and in traffic now with that being on how well do the stock fan motors hold out and is there a way to test if there dieing don't want to go out and just get one cause there pricey so let me know what you think rep will be given
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so you have a new headgasket, new radiator hoses, and the fan is hot wired so it stays on all the time
when he was driving it, it was not over heating
i will just name of couple of things for you to consider:
thermastat
was the cooling system burped after installation
did you also replace the water pump
did you check the head to see if it was warped since you replaced the headgasket
did you overfill the overflow tank
when he was driving it, it was not over heating
i will just name of couple of things for you to consider:
thermastat
was the cooling system burped after installation
did you also replace the water pump
did you check the head to see if it was warped since you replaced the headgasket
did you overfill the overflow tank
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thermastat is new, s
ystem was burped
no it was not over heating just did it to keep from happening
never over filled
didnt not change the water pump but was working fine
head is brand new just put on
ya i know sound odd im gonna go with the fan dont know what else to do
ystem was burped
no it was not over heating just did it to keep from happening
never over filled
didnt not change the water pump but was working fine
head is brand new just put on
ya i know sound odd im gonna go with the fan dont know what else to do
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You got a new head and gasket. Car overheats as soon as you drive it.
1. There is air in the cooling system
2. The head gasket is not sealed
3. Why did you get a new head?
4. The answer to 3 can't be that you had the money. Why did you need a new head?
1. There is air in the cooling system
2. The head gasket is not sealed
3. Why did you get a new head?
4. The answer to 3 can't be that you had the money. Why did you need a new head?
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no really when we pulled the head cleaned it all up and then the shop i was at is my friends dad and we got a head from napa for 250 with core and its brand new not re man and
ya i did it cause i had extra money i care alot about my car and like it to be nice theres no air no leaks everything was done right
now i remind you this was happening before we changed all this so it is something else
ya i did it cause i had extra money i care alot about my car and like it to be nice theres no air no leaks everything was done right
now i remind you this was happening before we changed all this so it is something else
