...WARM! The radiator cap is under pressure and opening while the car is warm can lead to getting sprayed with hot coolant. If the coolant levels are fine, the next likely problem is a bad
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...pump, or a bad thermostat. Either one could be causing limited or no flow of cooling through the radiator. If your hoses into/out of the radiator are not hot, then it would point to no flow
...thermostat. The system coolant is full. I don't know what else it could be. Also how can I tell if the water pump is bad? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Water pumps go bad when ...
...thermostat bad? Is the water pump bad? Is it something else? The vehicle is a 1992 plymouth Acclaim 2.5l. It seems like the whole block is lacking coolant. your radiator cap is what controls the flow ...
...thermostat. The stock thermostats have rubber gaskets that go bad and allow coolant to leak past the valve. The temperature sensor could also be bad, but if you put a meat thermometer in the overflow ...
...thermostat sounds bad I had that exact same problem in my 94 prizm, its the thermostat. are you in Alaska or N.Pole ? (my friend is in latter, ) if the ambient temps are not to bad. Does the engine ...
...cause an engine to overheat. It could be simply low on coolant due to lack of proper maintenance. It could be low due to cooling system leaks. It could be a thermostat that is stuck ...
bad water pump, partially closed thermostat) or a partially clogged radiator. Make sure the radiator and condenser in front of the radiator are not full of dirt and clogging the air flow also. does it
...not always around the fitting) Bad thermostat - prevents sufficient coolant from entering the system from the reservoir Bad waterpump (will usually leak but not always, can be bad waterpump
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