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non diesel ? overheating caddy

Old Mar 14, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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i have a 92 seville with 200k nothing wrong with it but it overheats to 260 in mins i changed the thermostat and still does it the fans work and so does evey thing else but the radiator stays cold what could it be
 
Old Mar 14, 2011 | 11:59 PM
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Water pump, head gaskets, plugged radiator just some possibilites
 
Old Mar 15, 2011 | 07:17 AM
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if your not loosing coolant, the radiator is staying cold, I would try the water pump.
 
Old Mar 15, 2011 | 08:52 PM
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not losing collant and i was messing with it for 3 hours tonight letting the air out the system run it with the cap off and let the bubbles come out till it gets hot then keep doing it for 3 hours it still has air in it i cant understand how no leakes or nothing
 
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 01:26 AM
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If you are having bubbles after 3 hours it sounds like blown head gaskets or cracked heads. The cold radiator might be a bad water pump although I have only seen it happen 2 times in 30 years but it could have overheated because of that and blown gaskets as a result.
 
Old Mar 16, 2011 | 06:23 AM
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I would say more than likely a head gasket. Especially if you keep getting air coming our of the radiator. You should be able to take it to a local shop that you trust and they can test the head for leaks in the head gasket. Otherwise if you were not getting air bubbles I would point towards a water pump.
 
Old Mar 17, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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but the coolant level isint dropping and the oil dosent have coolant in it
 
Old Mar 17, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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let's start with the simple stuff. if it was running fine b4 you changed the thermo maybe is there a chance you put it in upside down. the heat sensitive spring needs to be pointed down into the head so the heat can get to it or it wont open.
 
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