04-19-2005, 10:00 PM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: -, New Jersey
Posts: 30
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Car over heating!
.. recently the weather where I live, has been getting pretty warm. Ive noticed on my gauge that it has been on the point of getting over heated ( which is 220 in my car ), I have enough antifreeze fluid in my car and it still is getting too hot. Could there be any problem with my car, is there anything i could put in my car to let it cool down, or even to slow down my car getting heated so quickly??? please help , thanks
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04-20-2005, 11:19 PM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: tampa, Florida
Posts: 6
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Re: Car over heating!
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Originally Posted by Josie
.. recently the weather where I live, has been getting pretty warm. Ive noticed on my gauge that it has been on the point of getting over heated ( which is 220 in my car ), I have enough antifreeze fluid in my car and it still is getting too hot. Could there be any problem with my car, is there anything i could put in my car to let it cool down, or even to slow down my car getting heated so quickly??? please help , thanks
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Not sure which year Bird you drive, but 220 isn't overheating on most models.
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04-21-2005, 03:46 PM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
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Yea is within acceptable range usually. However, if it is overheating, and the fluid is topped off, check the fans. If they arent coming on, it would cause it to overheat in town driving and after driving it for a while.
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04-21-2005, 08:45 PM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: -, New Jersey
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.. my car is an 86' TA, um and i know that over heating would probably be about 240 but i get scared hah when my car reaches 220..i dont want to ruin anything in my car. and yess i will check my fans on saturday since i have no work b/c its my Birthday : ) on saturday Yay. ha neways um thank you for your replies ill see whats happening with my car.. and ill keep ya updated! thanks again : )
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04-21-2005, 08:50 PM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: -, New Jersey
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aahh i forgot to add this, .. my car also smells ha when i drive it smells im not sure how to explain the smell, but it smells and i dont know where its coming from though. i think it smells like burning rubber at times, but other times i cant describe it.. ha and it sucks when people next to you tell you your car smells! : /
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04-23-2005, 09:37 AM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: tampa, Florida
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Re: Car over heating!
Yeah, I just got used to the smells my Firebird emits  Really, 220 is acceptable from what I've seen, and yep, 240ish it getting hot, but GM likes to run the car way up near that temp before it decides to throw the cooling system into high gear. You can get lower thermostat if you want - but that'll lead to reduced gas mileage, increased engine wear, and a little more carbon buildup to name a few problems.
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04-29-2005, 08:19 AM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: newington, Connecticut
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Re: Car over heating!
Whan i got my car, i had to drive it like 20 miles home, and the car had a manual switch to turn on the fan. the moron put a little switch on the new fan. I had no idea till i got home and the engine was burnin up. That's what you get with broken guages
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