Recently, I took my 1996 Chevy Corsica car into Pep Boys because it began to overheat suddenly. They installed a new radiator and told me that I had a small leak in the head gasket. They said I could drive the car for a few months at least, but gradually it would lose compression. Should I just keep checking and adding coolant?
1996 Ford Taurus. My coolant is dirty. Is the transmission fluid mixing with the coolant? If so, is this a radiator problem?
I saw your answer to someone below after searching for a good block sealer: “If they DO suspect a blown head gasket or cracked block you might want to try a can of KW Engine Block Seal additive you can buy at your local auto supply. Drain out the coolant, add the can of additive to your radiator and drive the car for about 500 miles, then drain out the water/additive and install the proper mix of coolant and water to the radiator.
I have a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT1. Today the temp gauge wouldn’t register above 100, even though it was pumping heat. No check engine lights came on just the low register on the temp gauge. Any ideas?
Our 1996 Jeep was leaking anti-freeze. Our mechanic determined the problem was the radiator and so we paid to have a new one put in. Now, a few weeks later, the car was leaking antifreeze again and on the way to the mechanic it overheated and needed to be towed. The mechanic is looking at it and thinks it may be the head gasket, which he says will be a costly repair. Could this have blown because of him not doing the radiator repair correctly? I don’t want to pay $1500 if the problem could have resulted from his doing the $500 job inadequately.
How do I flush the radiator on my 1994 ford Taurus, and how much antifreeze do I replace?
I have a 96 Pontiac Trans Am; 6 speed. I have just recently installed a harmonic balancer, electric water pump, radiator, cold air intake, mass airflow sensor, 52mm throttle body, and distributor cap and rotor. My mechanic modified the wiring where the electric fans are running all the time. Despite this, I have had my lower radiator hose blow off three times in the past two weeks. Could you please tell me what this could be.
I have a Ford Probe 1996 model. Three weeks back, the temperature gauge went up to H. I stopped the car immediately, waited a little while and put coolant. Went to the mechanic next day, he changed the thermostat. After that, it just fluctuates, it goes from 1/2 to 3/4 but doesn’t go completely to the H part. It comes back to the 1/2 mark in less than 30-35 seconds. What could be the problem?
1991 Honda CRX overheating in cold weather. Brown stuff in overflow tank and the radiator sucks up anything I put in it what is wrong with it?
I have a 1996 Ford Taurus 3.0L V6, I just replaced the transmission(it was stuck in 2ND gear) and replaced the thermostat. Every time I turn off the key after driving all my coo lent spills out. People have told me its vapor locked, but i know it will only vapor lock in the weather heat, but its been like 40 degrees high where I live.