please help!!!
sdgoss
10-14-2005, 02:00 PM
I was driving home from lunch with my parents and my 1991 toyota camry was smoking from the hood. I looked at my gauges and noticed the temp was on H. I immediately pulled over when i noticed antifreeze dripping from the bottom of the car. I popped the hood and there was anti freeze sprayed across the engine.
I let the car cool down. I filled the radiator up with anti freeze and water 50 50 mixture. ( a passer by just happened to have some in his truck from winterizing his truck ) I was able to drive home with temp gauge on normal. I drove it around the block and noticed the temp to raise to h again at which point I immediately drove it home and parked it. I think this is the thermostat but I am not certain. Has anybody had this happen to them? What did you experience and what was the cause?
I let the car cool down. I filled the radiator up with anti freeze and water 50 50 mixture. ( a passer by just happened to have some in his truck from winterizing his truck ) I was able to drive home with temp gauge on normal. I drove it around the block and noticed the temp to raise to h again at which point I immediately drove it home and parked it. I think this is the thermostat but I am not certain. Has anybody had this happen to them? What did you experience and what was the cause?
JOET/CAMRY
10-14-2005, 02:31 PM
I was driving home from lunch with my parents and my 1991 toyota camry was smoking from the hood. I looked at my gauges and noticed the temp was on H. I immediately pulled over when i noticed antifreeze dripping from the bottom of the car. I popped the hood and there was anti freeze sprayed across the engine.
I let the car cool down. I filled the radiator up with anti freeze and water 50 50 mixture. ( a passer by just happened to have some in his truck from winterizing his truck ) I was able to drive home with temp gauge on normal. I drove it around the block and noticed the temp to raise to h again at which point I immediately drove it home and parked it. I think this is the thermostat but I am not certain. Has anybody had this happen to them? What did you experience and what was the cause?
Hello sdgoss,
the thermostat is probrally not opening up all the way and as a result your car overheats. you said you refilled the car with antifreeze and soon after your car overheated for the second time. :mad: unless the antifreeze leaked out after you replaced it the thermostat is probrally junk.You might of busted a radiator hose since you said antifreeze was all over the engine after the car overheated. good luck fixing your car.
JOET/CAMRY
I let the car cool down. I filled the radiator up with anti freeze and water 50 50 mixture. ( a passer by just happened to have some in his truck from winterizing his truck ) I was able to drive home with temp gauge on normal. I drove it around the block and noticed the temp to raise to h again at which point I immediately drove it home and parked it. I think this is the thermostat but I am not certain. Has anybody had this happen to them? What did you experience and what was the cause?
Hello sdgoss,
the thermostat is probrally not opening up all the way and as a result your car overheats. you said you refilled the car with antifreeze and soon after your car overheated for the second time. :mad: unless the antifreeze leaked out after you replaced it the thermostat is probrally junk.You might of busted a radiator hose since you said antifreeze was all over the engine after the car overheated. good luck fixing your car.
JOET/CAMRY
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