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My boyfriend's car has been causing problems for the last few weeks. The engine continually switches from hot to cold rapidly when he drives it. He also doesn't get any heat when the engine is hot and when it cools down his heat kicks back on. He has replaced the water pump and the temperature gauge and the problem still persists. He isn't leaking any fluids that he can tell and there is not anti-freeze leaking into his oil, so he doesn't think it could be a hole in the seal. He's tried to get all the air out of the engine by taking off the radiator cap and running the car and turning on the air conditioner, could there possibly be air still in there? Can anyone help us? We'd greatly appreciate any ideas. Thank you!
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helps to know what kind of car it is, but I had the same kind of problem with a car in the past. Sounds like an air pocket. Some cars have valves throughout the engine that can be opened to bleed out the air pockets. My recomendation is to take it to a service shop that flushes the cooling system. Should cost about $80.00 little more little less. If that doesn't fix it then bigger issues are there. I assume he replaced the thermostat not the temperature gauge?my car has 151 K on it. will it last 10 K more miles?
take it to the garage.can a mitsubishi engine fit in a perodua kembara?
TAKE THE D---- CAR TO A MECHANIC NOT A SHADE TREE MECHANIC SIMPLE AS THAT PAY SOME MONEY OUT OF POCKET JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO DOcould be a thermostat or a stopped up radiator
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thermostat,but I think the advice of a mechanic and skill is worth the money in the long run or get a new boyfriend,just kiddingWill getting a tune up on a truck make it burn gas a little less??
change the thermastat...they usually range from 180-195 degree temps....it is located at the end of the top radiator hose usually ..good luckAlternator Question. Having electrical issues.?
Change the thermostat again. These are cheap overall and as such you can get a bad one even tho it may be new. And everything you have described here sounds like a thermostat.what is the best was to clean auto headlights which have yellowed?
To see if you have a bad thermostat, remove it and place it in a pan of boiling water. if it opens up after the water is heated, your thermostat isnt the problem. Turning the AC on will not have any effect to the radiator, BTW. turning in the heater will howeverFord Galaxy Fan Blower just stopped working, Any Ideas ?
did he change the thermostat? A radiator hose may be collapsing on the inside and cutting off the water flow. my advice is change the radiator hoses and put in a new thermostat and check the belt and that should fix it. Driving it in that condition will cause more expensive damageMore Questions & Answers ...
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