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reggie
My car will start and idle fine, but within 10-15 mins of driving my temp.gauge will slowly start rising until it gets to the red light. So i decided to go buy a Hayne's manual for my car and do some troubleshooting. I have then had a buddy of mine who happens to be a mechanic replace my water pump, thermostat and put in a new fan relay switch (?) i think it was.. he said my fans weren't kicking on and after installing that part they did so.. anyways.. after putting those new parts in, the car still overheats, not to mention my heater does not blow any hot air out on full blast. I've asked questions on here in the past and have been told there is air trapped in my cooling system and to open the bleeder valve located at the front of the engine to let it all out until a solid stream of coolant comes out, which i have. Hot air starts blowing out of the heater and i get excited and take it for a ride down the street. the temperature gauge starts going back up and the heater starts blowing cold air again. My friend takes a look under the hood and says he thinks my radiator is clogged up and disconnects the radiator hose that is connected to the coolant tank, puts a water hose in the radiator hose and flushes it out. The car still overheats. He doesn't know what else to do but flush out the block (?) i have no idea what that is. If anyone else has any other suggestions BESIDES getting rid of the car please let me know. I don't see any leaks and im pretty confident my gaskets are not blown since there is no oil in my coolant so... please.. any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Sorry this is so long, just trying to give as much info as possible.
~Reg
~Reg
