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Originally Posted by tjm
Ouch - you must be having trouble sleeping now.
I have a '97 with losta miles; 192,000. Still great.
Head gaskets are know to go bad but lets not jump to conclusions. There are MANY reasons why Auroras run hotter than they should.
How many miles on it?
What are the characteristics of temperature gauge?
how hot on the highway?
how hot idling in traffic?
any boilover?
do the hoses get hard after 15-20 min of driving?
do the fans run? (1 at first and then the 2nd one after 230*+/- i think)
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It has always ran hotter than what I was used to, around 220. But I thought maybe the bigger engine, etc. I had it checked at the garage. They flushed the system, and told me that on a scan, the fan didn't even kick on till 229. It gets hot very quickly. (around 240 maybe) If I am on the highway and drive fast- 70 or over, and turn on the heater, it will go back down to around 220. ( I know this from the first time it happened. I was out and had to get back home) If I am idling it just keeps climbing. Never has been any boilover at all. I don't know about the hoses getting hard. (Usually to busy trying to watch everything and keep it inder control)
Deanna