Overheating

My car while in a drive is perfectly fine. but as soon as i come to a stop sometimes it tends to want to overheat just a little bit but doesn't go all the way over to the hot side. It stays about half way well just a little under half way all the time and it stays there but then when u come to a stop it tends to heat up just a little bit. what do you all think is the problem? and thanks greatly on the other problem come to find out it was the main relay and when i changed it it ran perfectly and still hasn't stoppped thanks alot.

ur radiator is probably bad

sounds normal. all cars heat up a lil bit when stopped because there is no moving air going through the radiatior to facilitate cooling. If it really climbs up in temperature, then u may have a problem, but a slight movement on the temp gauge is normal

i view a temp gauge thats near half as pretty high as i have never been able to get mine up that far, and ive never noticed a change in temp when stopped. so idk the symptoms may seem a bit more extreme to me...

I think it could be the fan or the fan relays or something like that

are the fans coming on after the car has been sitting or when it starts to heat up a little? because as the the temp gauge goes up the fans should eventually come on to help cool the engine down.

thanks for your opinion Bilson. FYI my temp gauge sits slightly to the left of midway, and can sometimes climb slightly to practically exactly half way if sitting at a stop light. the radiator uses flowing air to help it cool down the water, thus the need for fans. The fans only turn on when there is an increase in temperature, they are not always on. now, feel free to explain how there is no increase in temperature when sitting at a stoplight for a duration of time (especially since this is normally when the fans turn on)....

now, feel free to explain how there is no increase in temperature when sitting at a stoplight for a duration of time (especially since this is normally when the fans turn on)....

well, there is no great load on the engine and maybe the coolant just running through the radiator is adiquate enough to maintain the current temp... possibly

well, there is no great load on the engine and maybe the coolant just running through the radiator is adiquate enough to maintain the current temp... possibly

sorry about the long response on the car itself the problem is actually with my car i was at the other dudes house. No the answer is it climbs more then just half way. The only other time i had it to climb that high is when the radiator hose recieved a small pin hole leak. other then that it would never climb this high. I'm guessing the fans come on when it runs a little warm at the stop light. No usually it will warm up to about 3/4 of the way and it might stay there just till the stop light turns green. But in a drive like i said its fine and maybe thought it was the thermostat but if it was the thermostat it would either stick or not and it would just completely go to the other side therefore running my engine hot. I'll check the fans but everytime it runs a little warm it kinda bothers me but i'm gonna have to keep a close eye on it. But that's pretty much the jist of it all.