2002 Ford Taurus "car overheats highway speeds" Questions

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...car, it blows cold air. I dont know where to begin looking for a problem. Sounds like a stuck thermostat no heat water not circulating to heater core engine overheats stuck thermostat won't let water ...

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...highway or just any street as long as the car is going 20 miles or so or more an hour it runs fine. When your stopped though he over heats. Do you know what the problem is? here are a few things to ...

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car will get warm on idle and slower speeds around town be fine. When I get on highway the thermostat drops down to cold and the air flow gets lukewarm. any ideas Sounds like thermostat is stuck open.

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...highway speeds with A/C on however it will overheat in traffic on city streets with a/c on Sounds like one of the cooling fans isn't working. There should be two. One is controlled by engine ...

highway speeds because enough air is being forced through the radiator to keep everything cool. The true test of cooling fan operation is to allow the car to idle in park with both the a/c and defrost

highway speeds) and the transmission shifts down to 1st. After coming to a stop, only Reverse, Neutral, and 1st (in drive) are the only gears it will shift to until it cools down. I can only assume is

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...highway speed may be a faulty thermostat. If it overheats only at idle then it is likely a cooling fan fault. To determine if the fan is working start the engine and switch the A/C on, the fan should ...

...overheats at highway speeds put cools down at slower speeds Check rad cap & check your rad hoses for one that may feel soft & collapsing & restricting flow under higher speeds. Sometimes ...

2001 ford expedition overheats when under load Car overheats at highway speeds especially in warmer weather. radiator, thermostat and water pump have been replaced Head Gasket

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overheats repaced hoses thermostat heater working fine This sounds like a typical Ram radiator problem. Im willing to bet it does'nt overheat quick. It does it slowly. Even while at highway speeds. If

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