Engine light came on, and I had a feeling it was the radiator. I flushed the radiator and replaced with top of the line coolant no water. 3 days later wife was driving to work and temp gauge light came on and whistleing sound, then steam from the vents and then under hood. I picked the car up, added water and drove fine. any ideas, still have not really driven it anywhere worried about the problem. Thermostat ? when I flushed it particals got stuck in hose line ? not sure any ideas ?
Start the enginemake sure the radiator is full with the cap oon tightly and open the hood and let the car idle in the driveway untl it starts to team, this way you can locate where the steam is actually coming from.
when it is overheating is there white smoke coming out of the tail pipe?
if there is this is a good sign thatyou have a blown ead gasket.
the other thing that couldbe causing this over heating is a plugged catalytic converte.
to rule out whether it is the themostat sticking or not. remove the thermostat from the car put it in a pot of boiling water on the kitchen stove and see if it opens or not. the boiling water will make the thermostat open if it is working properley. Be sure to pay attention as to which way the thermostat is pointing when you remove it so when you put it or a new one back in that it is facing the correct direction. if it is not facing the rite direction it will not open and cause the car to over heat.
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