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it happend to me! (archive)
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Posted by nth on April 08, 2001 at 22:58:58:

In Reply to: Overheating/Temp gauge problem posted by why on April 08, 2001 at 22:55:41:

i bet you its the electric cooling fan. pull car into the garage, pop hood see if electric fan is turning, i bet its not. i was so pissed when this happend to me! (second day i had it!!)

run heat to cool her, take her in!
nth


Hello all,
I have read many times before about the temp. gauge going to red when the car is idle. I tried finding this in the archive and cannot get anything that answers my question, so I'll just post it. I just picked up my car and noticed that when I'm idle, it begins to overheat, all the way to the end of the red gauge. Once I start moving, it goes down again. Is this a common problem and is my car actually overheating? If I turn on the heat and the fan full blast, it tends to go down a little. I'm taking it to the dealer but should I be concerned that it's really overheating?




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