[Shotimes] Temperature Problem

[SHOZ123]

Yes definitely sounds like it is low on coolant and have a lot of air
in the system.  The no heat out of the heater is the give away as
there is no coolant flowing through the heater core.

You must have a leak somewhere too or a bad radiator cap as the system
will keep itself purged of air if it is properly working.

Paul


On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 08:56:47 -0600, Clubairth <clubairth@peoplepc.com> wrote:
> Tim:
>  Check your coolant level. Sounds like it's low!
> .
> .
> 
> 
> > A few months ago, may temp gauge on the dash would go to just about the N
> in
> > normal after just a few minutes of operation(even severe low temps, single
> > digits outside). Then it would drop to back down to the blue line.  After
> > that everything operated as normal.
> >
> >
> >
> > Yesterday though, the gauge pegged above the Red line.  No heat was coming
> > out of the vents, I had cranked it so that if it was that hot, it may cool
> > it down. I didnt have far to go, opened the hood and the engine did not
> > seem to be hot.
> >
> >
> >
> > On the way to work this morning, most of the way here it was pegged. About
> >
> > of the way here, it dropped into the mid normal range, and heat started
> > coming out of the vents. A couple more times it did go back up, but stayed
> > mainly in the mid normal range. When it did go up, I lost heat, but when
> it
> > came back down, heat came out.
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas?  Thermostat, temp sending unit? The car did not
> shut
> > down, so Im leaning towards the gauge temp sender, I HOPE!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > Tim Sorrells
> >
> > 93 MTX 193400 miles
> >
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> name of Tim Sorrells (tsorrells@goodegg.com).vcf]
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