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Check the thermostat 1st -- $20 fix :) (archive)
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Posted by Jeff Goss on May 07, 2000 at 18:38:44:

In Reply to: Re have a radiator and stat. check posted by 535i on May 07, 2000 at 17:33:32:

: : A couple months ago, I started to notice when I start the engine of my car when it has just be driven and still hot, the coolant temp. gauge goes past the halfway point, and then settles down in the middle to the normal position in half a minute or so... I notice when I drive in hot weather with the A/C on, and after 10-minutes or so of gridlock traffic, the coolant temp. starts creeping towards the red mark so I turn off the A/C and the coolant temp. returns to normal after a while... This does not happen on the highway, or driving above 40 mph continuously....

: : Does my radiator have build up, and debris causing coolant blockage?? That can explain the problems, the blockage causing temporary high temperatures when I start the engine when it has just been driven.. I have never had the radiator taken out and cleaned... the car is a 1993 and has 77k miles on it... I've only had coolant flushed and capped off... If this is the problem does it cost a lot to fix?? or can it be another problem...??? Your help would be appreciated..

: : BTW, the water pump was replaced 7k miles ago.. and the A/C blows cold air...



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