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i just got the rad cap and start the car let sit for about 30 mins and out the cap back on and still nothing it moved a bit from the cold side but the over flow was boiling like hell and steaming to and the old cap was missing all the rubber gaskets inside it
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well if your original rad cap was missing the rubber pieces you was lowering your boiling point cause the cap was not holding the pressure. this wall cause you car to get hotter way quicker. did you let the fan cycle on a few times with the cap off? you got to do this ( let the fan cycle on) cause thats about when the thermostat open and lets water flow through the system and cools the engine. so when the thermostat open and water flows through the system the air bubbles will escape with the rad cover off.
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yes i let the fan run it turn on about five times and it was bubbling. how many times do u think i should let it run for the crazy thing is that i want to wal-mart to get my son some milk and i drive there and back and there was no smoke coming out of the hood for the first time and its not on c it was right under 1/2 way line but i guess when i head out to drop my son of at school and head to work must of the time the over flow is boiling like crazy. think u so much for taking the time and helping me out
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yes i let the fan run it turn on about five times and it was bubbling. how many times do u think i should let it run for the crazy thing is that i want to wal-mart to get my son some milk and i drive there and back and there was no smoke coming out of the hood for the first time and its not on c it was right under 1/2 way line but i guess when i head out to drop my son of at school and head to work must of the time the over flow is boiling like crazy. think u so much for taking the time and helping me out
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Have you done anything to the car recently that involved removal or replacement of any cooling or heater hoses? When it is overheating blowing out the overflow, grab the bottom rad hose and see if it is hot or cold.
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your temp sendor might be bad,snd that would cause it to send a bad reading or the rad cap is bad like others said before. also you said one of the sensors was bad right? if that was true i would have replaced them all just to be safe... also where did you buy the thermostat? Ive bought a bad one before from advance and i had kinda the same problem as you.. so i just spent the money on a mugen thermostat and it works fine.
