1998 Chevrolet Malibu "thermostate cause car start" Questions

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thermostate replaced, water pump replace, radiator fluched and drain plug replaced. water temp light and check engine light comes on then goes on then comes back on. car starts hard It sounds like you

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...THERMOSTATE, TEMP(FAN)SENSOR, WATERPUMP AND THE CAR IS STILL BOILING THE WATER OUT OF THE OVERFILL RESEVIOR AND NOW THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING Your heater core has no idea if coo or hot water is ...

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...thermostate guage. Also, my car idles when stopped and the oil light flickers on. When I press the gas peddle again, the oil light turns back off. There is an underlying problem that is causing the ...

...thermostate,coolant no longer fill the overflow bottle.BUT....this is not right,could this cause any further engine problems?Temperature is normal,never overheated at all. THANKING YOU WAYNE There's ...

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...thermostate tp go along with it. This sensor goes bad on elantras all the time giving you a false reading and then finally your car will overheat causing major damage. spend the money to get it fixed ...

...start with the thermostant it may be sticking but also if this has electric cooling fan then there may be a problem with the fan, i think if a thermostant was bad that driving fast would just make it ...

engine runs hot with fluids fill to specs and has no leaks! you may have a bad thermostant, or cooling fans arent working, could be a sensor or fan is bad, trun on a/c is if fans trun on, is yes then ...

fuel tank. Just a shot in the dark, But did you or some one else remove the thermostate? If so put a new one in this will let the car run fine in the summer but cold weather the car cant get warmed up

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...down w/boiling coolant. next day checked coolant level at lower end of filler tank (filled to line), does not appear to be problem. hi ernie try changing the thermostate first as this can cause this ...

...thermostate.If the engine thinks that the temp is cold it will add more fuel.This will cause it to race.The question is the temp realy dropping or is it just reading a temp drop.Well hope this helps ...

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