ahh ****!!....
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well.., the winter i think had taken it's toll. yes.., i am a dumb *** for driving in the winter..., but i had no choice.., put some good yokohama winter tires on.., and had no problems till it got REAL cold for a week. well, now my 84'944 is not running so well due to the fact that i am either leaking or burning antifreeze like hell.., and i notice that when stopped and idleing.., she gets hot.., needle goes to halfway and i see steam coming from the front end. i am burning oil as well. she has 230,000km on her..., i think it was just a matter of time. any suggestions guys..., what should i do to her???
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This could be one of many things. Is it spewing out the overflow tube? Check your hoses and stuff for leaks. I would pressurize the system and try to find the leak. You can get a pressure tester at most any car parts stores (the ones in the U.S. will let you borrow them for free).
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good call boys..., the fan comes on.., but not often enough..., my fuse box was loose and my fog and interior light would not go on all the times when i start up. also.., the fan makes a whistleing noise it has never made before. maybe it is a fuse. and yes.., i'm sure that the steam comes from the relief hose. i'm going to check that out..
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I hate to say it, but that is exactly what was happening when my head gasket went.
I was losing coolant and didn't know where. Eventually I strarted haveing just a bit show up underneath the car. A few days after that my radiator hose to the thermostat burst. I thought my thermostat was bad. After I checked things, I noticed that I had a milkshake in my coolant resovoir. I tore the engine apart and my head gasket was almost unnoticable, but it was enough to cause lots of problems.
There are lots of threads along the same lines. Sorry I don't have time to look right now, sort of in class. Good luck.
I was losing coolant and didn't know where. Eventually I strarted haveing just a bit show up underneath the car. A few days after that my radiator hose to the thermostat burst. I thought my thermostat was bad. After I checked things, I noticed that I had a milkshake in my coolant resovoir. I tore the engine apart and my head gasket was almost unnoticable, but it was enough to cause lots of problems.
There are lots of threads along the same lines. Sorry I don't have time to look right now, sort of in class. Good luck.