overheating

[yml1234]

My 1997 camero is overheating and the oil temp gauge is higher than normal. The heater has stopped working. My boyfriend thinks the radiatior needs to be flushed..any other suggestions?

[Morley]

Check the area between the radiator and A/C condensor. That place likes to pick up and hold trash in it.

[supervisor1886]

Well, first of all the gage is for pressure not temperature.
Second, stop calling it "Camero" (CAMARO)

Third. Whats the max temp it reaches?

1 Blown head gasket (water in coolant + outside)
2 Plugged system by some crapy "stop leak shit"
3 Low level of coolant or improper percentage of antifreeze (You can go as low as %75 water
4 Bad bearing in the pump (noisy usually)
5 Air in the system
6 Fans dont kick in (many causes) (very likely)
7Thermostat is stuck (very likely-replace with a lower one such as 160 degree.)

So many things can go wrong. Give more info.

[bag91]

Originally Posted by supervisor1886

Well, first of all the gage is for pressure not temperature.
Second, stop calling it "Camero" (CAMARO)

Third. Whats the max temp it reaches?

1 Blown head gasket (water in coolant + outside)
2 Plugged system by some crapy "stop leak shit"
3 Low level of coolant or improper percentage of antifreeze (You can go as low as %75 water
4 Bad bearing in the pump (noisy usually)
5 Air in the system
6 Fans dont kick in (many causes) (very likely)
7Thermostat is stuck (very likely-replace with a lower one such as 160 degree.)

So many things can go wrong. Give more info.

He basically summed it up......

[KickinCamaro]

Can you have a blown head gasket and the car still run?

[ct91rs]

Originally Posted by KickinCamaro

Can you have a blown head gasket and the car still run?

you bet.

[Rally Sport]

Originally Posted by ct91rs

you bet.

Dont bet on it to last long though, and after it doesnt want to work, you'll be in the work to look at a new engine.

[KickinCamaro]

how long would a car run on a blown gasket????

[cooltc2004]

Well, let me tell you from experience (My 1992 has a blown headgasket). Every once in a while, I start her up, and move her back and forth, just so the brakes dont freeze on me. The car will last as long as you want it to last, but the temp will climb faster then the RPMS, so thats all on you.

[ct91rs]

It depends.

Your oil may look a bit whitish (often will with a blown head gasket as the coolant seeps into the oil), if you change the oil all the time(as it gets contaminated), and add coolant, it could last quite a while, but changing your oil every couple days isn't cheap.

[KickinCamaro]

i ment how long would you be able to drive on it without noticing

[ct91rs]

Originally Posted by KickinCamaro

i ment how long would you be able to drive on it without noticing

I don't know. You would probably only notice it if you had an oil leak, poor compression, or checked your oil (and noted contaminants). You may also have excessively high oil pressure due to the coolant.

[Rally Sport]

Originally Posted by ct91rs

It depends.

Your oil may look a bit whitish (often will with a blown head gasket as the coolant seeps into the oil), if you change the oil all the time(as it gets contaminated), and add coolant, it could last quite a while, but changing your oil every couple days isn't cheap.

That is unless you do it yourself.. which in total takes 20 minutes and costs $5 or whatever kind of oil you get.

[ct91rs]

I don't know about you Rally, but changing my oil once a week or more would really start to piss me off, besides, any decent oil is almost $2 a quart, and I'd much rather keep that to fill my tank.

[Rally Sport]

Thats why you change your oil every 3 thousand miles

That or if you get that expensive stuff that goes up to 30K miles.