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#615 of 629 efferdent to clean radiator by nise188

Jul 19, 2010 (8:19 pm)

anyone ever heard of or tried this method?

#616 of 629 efferdent to clean radiator by nise188

Jul 19, 2010 (8:59 pm)

Can your transmission pick up dirt from your road and transfer it to your radiator?

#617 of 629 Re: efferdent to clean radiator [nise188] by burdawg

Jul 19, 2010 (9:28 pm)

Replying to: nise188 (Jul 19, 2010 8:19 pm)
No, I haven't heard of that method. How are you going to get the radiator to fit in the glass on your nitestand?
Seriously though, if that radiator is original, it probably needs to be replaced. trying to clean it will just open up the holes the corrosion is plugging up.

#618 of 629 Re: efferdent to clean radiator [nise188] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jul 20, 2010 (4:55 pm)

Replying to: nise188 (Jul 19, 2010 6:15 pm)
I would pull the radiator and have it tested for leaks in the bottom transmission cooler tank, and if that's what the radiator indicates is wrong, replace the radiator.
 
Don't waste your time trying to clean out a badly clogged up radiator with additives, IMO.

#619 of 629 Troubleshoot 96' Grand am 3.1 v6 Thermostat by monkey4hire

Dec 29, 2010 (11:13 pm)

I'm Having trouble changing out the thermostat on my 96' grand am. It has a 3.1 v6 in it. I have so far removed most of everything that is in my way; however, there is a small black bar that is preventing me from getting to the housing units two bolts. Any Ideas?
 
- I have taken out the battery, air ducts, and loosened the big mess with the brake fluid spot to have room. The small black bar is just in the way enough that when i put my extension on, it lays just off center enough were it won't turn the whole bolt.

#620 of 629 2000 Toyota Camry cooling fans won't turn on temperature gauge is going up by mtnes

Sep 12, 2011 (11:56 am)

Good morning,
2 weeks ago, I was in a shopping mall for at least 45 minutes. I came out to the car and saw the greenish puddle under my car. I wasnt sure if it came from my car so I had my daughter move the car to a different parking spot. I opened the hood and noticed that my coolant reservour was empty. I called my husband to get some coolant, we put some on the reservour and we went home. We checked it again and it was empty and the top of the radiator had some of the coolant leaking. We figured, we needed a new radiator.
 
Here's all the things we have done so far...
Last July : brought it in shop for overheating - new timing belt and water pump and check cooling system. It was okay until 2 weeks ago
 
Last week:
Replace radiator
Replace 2 (big) hoses top and bottom
Replace thermostat
Replace the harness wire that connects from the temperature sensor to the right cooling fan. We had to replace it because we broke it when we were taking it out. there were 2 wires and one of them came off. Ordered that through Toyota dealer.
Put in new Coolant anti-freeze coolant both in radiator and coolant reservour
 
Started the car and let it idle, temperature gauge is midway from COLD and HOT
No leaks
The 2 cooling fan starts to work when A/C is on
The right cooling fan turns on when we disconnect the harness wire connected from the temperature sensor to the right cooling fan.
Both hoses came hot.
 
After 30-45 minutes, The temperature gauge went up slowly. I was told that when the radiator reaches a certain degree, one of the fan should turn on... none of the fan came on at all.
 
I don't see any switch for the fan - green wire that is near the thermostat. What did we do wrong?

#621 of 629 problem radiator by myterry213

Oct 23, 2011 (2:54 pm)

I was wondering if my new radiator could be causing my transmission act up.I have a 01 galant that ran fin til i replaced the radiator.Now the gears doesn't shift properly

#622 of 629 Re: problem radiator [myterry213] by bolivar

Oct 23, 2011 (7:14 pm)

Replying to: myterry213 (Oct 23, 2011 2:54 pm)
Well, many cars have a trany fluid cooling radiator as part of the overall radiator. In other words, lines go into and out of a radiator, carrying tranny fluid. There is a small, separate radiator for the tranny fluid inside the radiator.
 
If there is a leak into this tranny radiator, you've got big problems. Pull the tranny dipstick, and see if the tranny fluid looks ok. It should be red, usually. If there is any foam, or looks like water bubbles on the stick, the coolant if probably leaking into the tranny coolant.

#623 of 629 Re: 1998 Dodge Caravan overheating when A/C runs [dgrasser] by coloso01

Aug 18, 2012 (5:57 pm)

Replying to: dgrasser (Jul 10, 2006 9:27 pm)
The cooling fans of my 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE won't come on, which is the cause of my car's overheating, even after I have replaced the fan relay, thermostat and coolant temperature sensor. What could be the real problem?

#624 of 629 1999 Ford Taurus Overheating by megab724

Feb 03, 2013 (10:48 pm)

Not my car of choice but it has to do so I can get to work. Just had it towed home tonight, missing the Super Bowl, darn. It took me 3 1/2 hours longer to get home from the lake then normal as I had to stop 4 times to let the car cool down. Before it would be that I lost most of the antifreeze and after cooling and adding antifreeze, I was back up & running. But tonight it would overheat but did not loose any antifreeze. Once cooled, I made it maybe 3-4 miles before having to pull over again to cool. Temp gauge went beyond H and heater started blowing cold air. I was told the upper radiator hose has a leak but it seems to be more problems than that now. I have never replaced the radiator, flushed, thermostat or any hoses. I am a single lady with a small income and do not have a man/mechanic friend to help me out. I am very competent and would attempt to do any repair that is fairly easy. I have built houses, poured concrete, laid landscaping bricks and the like. Oh I also caught a 8 1/2 lb walleye! I am willing to try something new and if it does not work out, at least I can say I gave it my best shot. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Terry

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