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Originally Posted by s10drifter
ive got a 98 s10 and whenever i stop at stop lights or anything like that the temp starts to go up and it wont go back down until i start driving again, i was wondering if the radiator needs to be flushed or if its somthin else
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FIRST THING YOU SHOULD CHECK IS YOUR TSTAT. REPLACE IT (ABOUT 5-10 BUCKS), MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY AIR IN THE SYSTEM(IT'S HAPPENED TO ME) THEN CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT LEAKING ANYWHERE (YOU DIDN'T MENTION THAT) THEN YOU CAN TRY A RAD FLUSH. IF IT STILL DOES IT, YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK AND MAKE SURE YOUR FAN CLUTCH IS GOOD. WHEN YOUR DRIVING, AND YOU FEEL IT COME ON WHILE DRIVING, IT SHOULD BE OK..... I THINK. ANY BODY ELSE CAN BACK ME UP OR CORRECT ME ON THIS, I DON'T MIND. ABOUT THE FAN CLUTCH I MEAN. LIKE MY POPS ALWAYS SAID, "START WITH THE LITTLE THINGS FIRST" THEY ARE USUALLY THE ONES THAT GO OUT THE FASTEST.