Car overheating? **HELP**

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  1. josh booth

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    As the tile says my car started too over heat this morning on my way to work. I have a GMS aluminum Radiator and the GMS 160 thermostat also the GMS silicone hoses. Any ideas?

    Thanks in advance,
     
    #1 josh booth, Jun 1, 2010
  2. Matt

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    sounds like the thermostat is sticking.
     
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    theres either no coolant, the thermostat isn't opening, or the waterpump no worky spinny

    the cooling system is about as simple as it gets
     
    #3 nicad, Jun 1, 2010
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    ^^ Matt I was thinking the same thing. Butt I just putt the thermostat in about a year ago.
     
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    I checked the coolant it's full.
     
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  6. Matt

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    doesn't mean it can't fail. My OEM thermostat failed after about 2 years.
     
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    Souds good I guess I will start with thermostat first. Thanks guy's.
     
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  8. Matt

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    how many miles are on the car? has the water pump ever been replaced?
     
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    100,000K Not that I know of....
     
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  10. Matt

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    okay.

    typically the water pump gets replaced with the timing belt...at 100k
     
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    Would think about new timing belt, pulleys, and pump all at the same time. Josh at Import Image or Fred Bean have a good price on package deals.
     
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  12. Cool_____

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    I know you put in the thermostat a year ago but are you sure you installed it right? They have this hole that has to be facing up (I believe that's right so double check).
     
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    :squint:

    you'd think it would go bad....immediately, not after a year of daily driving
     
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    Not necessarily. I'm not talking about the direction of the spring.
     
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    SOG putt it in so I hope they putt it in right..... :rofl: Butt I guess you never know. Butt I am with Matt I would think it would go bad quick....
     
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    You need to pressurize the cooling system to see if the system is working correctly.

    How is it over heating? Is it while you are driving? Or while at a standstill?
     
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    Like I said it just it over heated this morning for the first time. Butt it was moving.... I went too lunch and drove around for about an hour and no overheating. So I am not sure.
     
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    Sounds like an air bubble. Just drive the car and keep an eye on the coolant gauge. If it creeps up, kill the engine ASAP.
     
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    Also make sure the fans are working. I had that problem with my car where one of the fans was not working.
     
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    Eddie the fans are working....
     
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    Any bubbles in the coolant or odd smell to it?
     
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    If you do replace the thermostat, get one that fails open....trust me, worth it!! ;)

    I think the one I used was a Grimmspeed one, can't remember.
     
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    Not till I left the cap off an ran the car for about 5min. Then there were some bubbles butt no odd smell.
     
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    What about when you first start it up?
     
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    About a year ago at 120,000ish miles my car started over heating. Had to buy a new radiator. Have not replaced the water pump and the thermostat was last changed at like 80k-ish miles. And I'm fine now at 140k miles.
     
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    No sir.... And the car has not overheated again. So I am not sure what was going on.
     
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