overheating..stuck..help!
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From: Saskatchewan, Canada
x2... Turning on the heat in the car acts as a second rad.
To the OP, I would say that you had or are having fan issues. While moving on the highway, you for the most part have enough air flowing through the rad to keep the engine temps in the normal range. While stopped you do not have that flow and the fans should kick in when the coolant temp gets to the trigger temp for the fans. This is why you saw normal temps on the highway and high temps in the city. Believe me on this one, I drove a car for 5 years without a rad fan. You had to be pretty carefull and watch your gauges on hot days, but otherwise it was fine (it was mainly a winter car so the lack of fan wasn't a problem and it was more than just replacing a motor to fix). lol
To the OP, I would say that you had or are having fan issues. While moving on the highway, you for the most part have enough air flowing through the rad to keep the engine temps in the normal range. While stopped you do not have that flow and the fans should kick in when the coolant temp gets to the trigger temp for the fans. This is why you saw normal temps on the highway and high temps in the city. Believe me on this one, I drove a car for 5 years without a rad fan. You had to be pretty carefull and watch your gauges on hot days, but otherwise it was fine (it was mainly a winter car so the lack of fan wasn't a problem and it was more than just replacing a motor to fix). lol
I'm always around 170. unless I idle it for 10-20 minutes then the temp will touch 195, at which point I have the cooling fans kick on and it drops instantly down to 170-180. My car always ran cold. so do a few other ss/sc that I know. :-\ My LS runs 180-200 constantly though. go figure
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From: Kennewick, WA
Buildup of snow and ice on or before the radiator can prevent air from passing through the cooling-fins. If there has been lots of snow or slush on the roads, make sure that the air passages on the front of your car are free of snow and/or ice.
My mom lost an engine in her Acura because of this very issue causing overheating.
My mom lost an engine in her Acura because of this very issue causing overheating.
your temps in stop and go yea 200 to 220 but if you are out beating on it the temps should not get that high
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From: Wisconsin
x2... Turning on the heat in the car acts as a second rad.
To the OP, I would say that you had or are having fan issues. While moving on the highway, you for the most part have enough air flowing through the rad to keep the engine temps in the normal range. While stopped you do not have that flow and the fans should kick in when the coolant temp gets to the trigger temp for the fans. This is why you saw normal temps on the highway and high temps in the city. Believe me on this one, I drove a car for 5 years without a rad fan. You had to be pretty carefull and watch your gauges on hot days, but otherwise it was fine (it was mainly a winter car so the lack of fan wasn't a problem and it was more than just replacing a motor to fix). lol
To the OP, I would say that you had or are having fan issues. While moving on the highway, you for the most part have enough air flowing through the rad to keep the engine temps in the normal range. While stopped you do not have that flow and the fans should kick in when the coolant temp gets to the trigger temp for the fans. This is why you saw normal temps on the highway and high temps in the city. Believe me on this one, I drove a car for 5 years without a rad fan. You had to be pretty carefull and watch your gauges on hot days, but otherwise it was fine (it was mainly a winter car so the lack of fan wasn't a problem and it was more than just replacing a motor to fix). lol
My thoughts too,
^I Agree with this guy^
Check your fans.
If your T-stad was the malfunction, highway speeds would still be overheating.
