cooling problems

[proc2k3]

ok.... ive been a member here 4 awhile.... had a ? some time back about electrical prob i was having... that got worked out thank god.....now however....different issue... i broke my arm about 3 weeks ago..compound fracture both bones in my right forearm....the camaros been sittin in the garage 4 about 3 weeks i finally feel ok 2 drive it, take it out go 2 work 2 get paycheck and on way home (20 min drive 2 work) temp hits 240 then jumps 2 redline.... get home let it sit, go the next mourn 2 lubecenter get radiator flushed.....(had one about 15K miles ago though) everything seems 2 be fine now.... drive around starts 2 climb high again... go 2 autozone buy thermostat (180 degree) and gasket... later that day install it... took it 4 a drive tonight and bout 30 min into drive it starts climbing again... park it in driveway turned on... FANS do not kick on until i put it on max ac....climbed to 250ish be4 i said thats enough and parked it and kicked it (y ..bc its being stupid:rant: )

never had this problem until it sat 4 about 3 weeks... ne ideas?? radiator or water pump? car has 113K on it everything else has been serviced within 3K miles (full tune up)

i need advice asap... im suppose 2 be driving 2 myrtle beach 2mrw nite... if my car dosent run.. then im stuck takin the moms GT

aim is same as name here

[rt1]

Re: cooling problems

From what I have found, the F-bodies do not like air in the radiator. Bleed the rad good. I hope it's something easy like that. Open the drain **** and rap on the throttle a couple good times then close it.

I blew a rad hose on the way to work one day, and it was a pain in the a$$ to get all the air out. Once the engine got hot it just kept getting hotter. I bled it about 4 or 5 times before it would kick the fan on and cool itself off.

Rob

[Tom Rs]

Re: cooling problems

if you are having a problemwith the fans kickin on try maybe to disconnect the batt for 30 min and re-connect it to try to reset the pcm. also if all else fails go to radio shack and pick up some stuff to wire up a manual fan switch. just giving some suggestions.

[97rs4life]

Re: cooling problems

are you loosing any coolant or just your fans are not turning on till late?

[proc2k3]

Re: cooling problems

no loss of coolant... fans will not turn on... unless its on max ac

[97rs4life]

Re: cooling problems

I wonder if maybe a mouse or something bit a wire going to your relay or something while it was sitting. A fan switch could a be a temp fix until you find the problem

[proc2k3]

Re: cooling problems

the fan switch isnt a prob... dads electrically gifted.... its the fact of its not reliable now when i need it 2 be... its lettin me down

[97rs4life]

Re: cooling problems

have your dad check the wiring then, there is a chance something is loose and not sending the signal for your low speed fan settings

[proc2k3]

Re: cooling problems

thanks... im done 4 the nite...

[proc2k3]

Re: cooling problems

so more bad news....... drove home from work... and get in my driveway and i have a stream of dex-cool runnin from my passenger side wheel well....im at the beach right now and cars at the shop.....either radiator or water pump............cars literatlly turnin into a money pit

[MAROA4L32]

Re: cooling problems

Replace The Water Pump

[T-Mill]

Re: cooling problems

Yep water pumps have a weep-hole, and if the bearings go bad or something else, it'll leak to indicate that it needs replaced

[Rob Bell]

Re: cooling problems

If it's running from the passenger side wheel well, it may be coming out of your coolant reservoir. If the coolant gets too hot it expands and will overflow out of the reservoir. That's assuming the reservoir is on the pass. side. I'm too tired to go out and check. Is the temp OK when you're moving? If so then it's probably not your cooling system, it would be the fans. If the fans will not come on, you need to check the sensors, relays and wiring. We know that the fans work because of the AC. They may just not be getting a signal for the high temp. If it overheats no matter what, then it's probably a bad thermo, air in the system, or a bad water pump, or a combo of those. How's your temp when the AC is on and the fans are running?

[proc2k3]

Re: cooling problems

temp still climbs..... its in the shop right now.... i got the rad flushed tuesday, and replaced the thermo on tuesday also....