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radiator problems
i have a 1994 svx and i cracked the radiator. i found a replacement and installed it only to find that the engine is still overheating. i then replaced the thermostat which did not seem to help. i was wondering if anyone knew of any other problems that could cause overheating after replacing the thermostat and radiator??
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perhaps you have air in your coolant? your supposed to run it a little then check the levels and repeat as to not get air bubbles and stuff.... is the thermo needle moving around esp when you hit a hill?
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i have tried to bleed the radiator and have done the steps you suggested but nothing seems to work. a few mechanics told me that i could have blown a head gasket. im hopoing thats not the case, but that is where my search seems to be going. i'm not sure about the hill thing, but if i hit the throttle when the temp is rising it seems to go down. ????? i really love this car and would love to keep it, but if anyone would like to buy it let me know and we shall see.
Last edited by lukey2233; 10-15-2006 at 08:41 AM. |
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Pressure
Does your cooling system pressurize quickly? This was a symptom of my car's head gasket going. It would partially pressurize the cooling system just cranking it over. My top hose was rock hard in around twenty seconds. Steve
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yeh, i think it does pressure quickly.
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