[Spridgets] Overheating Enigma with a PT Cruiser

[brian S]

Make sure the fans are working correctly.
Radiator cap ok?

If it's running at 190, warmed up and under load, it's not overheating.
Pressurized, boiling temp would be in the 230 range.

190 at top and 150 at bottom?
If it has sufficient flow coming out the bottom, sounds like
radiator is cooling very well.
May not hurt to flush to whole cooling system to be sure.

let us know what you find.

Brian S.
Bugeyeracer finally resto'ed!
Thanks to Frank C.!


> Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2012 15:24:51 -0700
> From: khargreaves2 at gmail.com
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spridgets] Overheating Enigma with a PT Cruiser
>
> Here is the question.  This last weekend we were driving from the Bay area
> to So Cal when the car overheated 300 miles from home.  When I put alumni
> seal in the system, it seemed to behave again . . but soon after it began
> to over heat a second time.

> It is now at my mechanics place . . a guy I have known and trusted for 17
> years.  And he just told me that he cannot find the reason for the over
> heating problem.  He replaced the thermostat and he tells me that it is not
> the water pump.  It looks like the radiator is blocked . . . which he is
> checking.  But he is not sure until he does some more testing. The temp
> reading on the radiator was 190 at the top and 150 at the bottom.
>
> Sounds kind of towards the low side (150 at the bottom) while the car is
> under load and fully warmed up.
>
> Maybe someone on the list has an idea as to what else could be checked?
>
> Thanks. .  .
>
> Kirk
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