[JohnC]

Originally Posted by ujslost I changed my heater core today and flushed my entire coolant system with a water hose. and now my temp gauge went from reading on the M to reading on the R

You might have air in the coolant system.

A loose slipping belt might make it heat up more too.

My belt was so stretched that last Sat at Beech Bend it flew off at the top of the track at 103.45mph (brakes and steering don't work so good when that happens).

I had noticed this summer that while driving 70mph it would heat up, and then sometimes at random cool back down. It would also heat up after 1/4 mile passes. I think the belt was the problem because my alternator guage would move around once in a while too.

I'll know for sure when I put the new belt on tomorrow.

[ujslost]

Negative on the air pocket.

[phebecates78]

my car has been acting weird liek that today to i was sitting in my car waiting for class to start and i had it running for like 10 mins and next thing i know the gauge is all the way to the right side like it was about to over heat...it was 35 degrees out and snowing is my car really over heating?

[ujslost]

you should start by checking coolant level. sounds like you do have an air pocket, or either your thermostat is gone

[phebecates78]

ive drained it twice already i have basically 90% water in there to

[ujslost]

have you replaced the thermostat?
also, when you fill it up. let it warm up with the cap off the tank. that will let it burp some of the air out. sometimes squeezing the hose will burp air out also

[phebecates78]

oh yea i will try that...that does make sense u think it really is over heating tho?

[ujslost]

if its only running that short of time, and getting that hot with snow out. no i think you have an air pocket. bad thermostat, or a bunch of crap in the block. and get some antifreeze in there before you need another block

[phebecates78]

yea my dad was going to drain it soon anyway coz like i said theere was mostly water in it from the summer but i will put like 3/4 water and the rest anti freeze right and let the car idle a few minutes with the cap off...

[ujslost]

proper antifreeze is mixed 1 part water 1 part antifreeze 50/50

[phebecates78]

oh good to know..im sure my dad knows that not me i jsut drive the car lol

[97GT4.6]

yeah, i just did the same thing with my 97, and it makes it run so much cooler. My cooling system was so neglected. I drained it all out, put in prestone cleaner for a week, drained that, new coolant, and its still dirty.

Thats with all the flushing of compressed air, and lots of water.

It runs a lot cooler tho now.

But make sure you get that 50/50 antifreeze in there, because if it freezes at like 15 degrees, your water jackets will freeze and crack the block.

[ujslost]

what i done was hooked some 5/8 heater hose to my heater hoses so they could hang over the fender, and took the overflow tank off. and the large hose on it. I stuck the water hose in there. and let it run till clear water ran out the heater hoses. then I blew in the hoses, and out came the dirty water from the other hose. and then put the water hose on the heater hoses , i just kept flushing back and forth like that with the water hose. then i cranked the car. and stuck my water hose in the hose from the overflow tank and let it run with the engine runnin, for a few minutes or atleast until the water coming out the heater hoses was pretty warm, then shut off car and back flushed some more.

[gtdan]

im going to do that one of this sunny days!!!!!!!

[MustangMatt96GT]

wont be long until we have snow. ugh suppost to have some on Weds! I need to do this too!

[gtdan]

what do you drive in the snow??

[MustangMatt96GT]

well a stupid 84 silverado or a 98 expedition.

[gtdan]

yeah i hated getting stuck so i got a 06 f150 but i still rather drive the stang

[97GT4.6]

Originally Posted by MustangMatt96GT wont be long until we have snow. ugh suppost to have some on Weds! I need to do this too!

Yeah man, well as you know, you probably got snow last night, we sure did here.. about 3 inches.

So for the last time, im drivin our cherokee, before the new owner picks it up.

Then, when the snow gets too much, ill drive my girlfriends Maxima, or steal my dads 4runner, or my buddies lifted Dakota

[phebecates78]

yea last year i tried to pul my car up in the driveway so we could finish shoveling and there was only like 5inces on the ground and i couldnt move it lol