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post Aug 15, 2008 - 12:59 AM
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Alright 6GC People I need your help...

Today after driving for about fifteen/twenty minutes I parked and noticed that the temp gauge read above the red line and the H. Popped the hood and heard gurgeling coming from the radiator with some overflow. I let it cool down for an hour then came back and drove around the block a couple times. I noticed that the temperature goes through the roof when it starts and slowly climbs. But when i hit about 40mph it cools down to about 3/4 of the way and when i stop it goes straight back up. I had a similar problem like this before and it was a bad water pump which was replaced a few weeks ago. Today there was no coolant on the ground just the few drops that spilled from the overflow. The engine seemed to be running fine and I wouldnt have noticed anything wrong with it unless i looked at the temp gauge. So can anyone help me? Any ideas? I'm stumped.
 
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post Aug 16, 2008 - 10:34 AM
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Seriously don't forget to change the cap too. Alot of cooling issues are traceable to that seemingly insignificant part [Some that act just like yours is]. The cap holds back a certain predesigned pressure. as it wears out the seal starts to fail and the pressure is reduced sending the coolant to your overflow and ultimately out on the road.
Just change it too to eliminate that from the equation.
And read the post before mine - stop driving it hot before you warp the head and cause yourself worse problems.


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Posts in this topic
- 95GTCelica   Overheating....   Aug 15, 2008 - 12:59 AM
- - lubu   I think ur fan (or sensor which ultimately respons...   Aug 15, 2008 - 1:20 AM
- - 95GTCelica   I dunno....When I get out of the car both are on, ...   Aug 15, 2008 - 5:57 AM
- - Batman722   change your thermostat, it's bad.   Aug 15, 2008 - 11:11 AM
- - DEATH   And stop driving it like that until you do change ...   Aug 15, 2008 - 11:17 AM
- - GriffGirl   It totally sounds like your thermostat is sticking...   Aug 15, 2008 - 11:29 AM
- - lubu   Another theory is that you might have a clog withi...   Aug 15, 2008 - 11:40 AM
- - 95GTCelica   Is there any way for me to test if the thermostat ...   Aug 15, 2008 - 2:02 PM
- - GriffGirl   Truthfully for the process to test the thermostat,...   Aug 15, 2008 - 3:13 PM
- - 95GTCelica   yes please! that would help out alot. thanks   Aug 15, 2008 - 3:53 PM
- - DEATH   Yeah I agree with Griffy - thermostats are cheap a...   Aug 15, 2008 - 3:55 PM
- - 95GTCelica   yeah that sounds awesome...i guess i will see if i...   Aug 15, 2008 - 4:06 PM
- - Remy   OEM thermostat for 95 celica its under oem parts--...   Aug 15, 2008 - 5:29 PM
- - Bitter   are the cooling fans coming on at all?   Aug 15, 2008 - 6:38 PM
|- - lubu   QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 16, 2008 - 7:38 ...   Aug 15, 2008 - 6:51 PM
- - Bitter   does your coolant smell...well it should smell lik...   Aug 15, 2008 - 7:03 PM
- - cheeco   radiator fins are probably clogged with debris. re...   Aug 15, 2008 - 10:43 PM
- - 95GTCelica   QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 15, 2008 - 8:03 ...   Aug 15, 2008 - 11:24 PM
- - Renegade   head gasket can be an issue too? if u went past t...   Aug 16, 2008 - 12:04 AM
- - DEATH   Seriously don't forget to change the cap too. ...   Aug 16, 2008 - 10:34 AM
- - 95GTCelica   QUOTE (Renegade @ Aug 16, 2008 - 1:0...   Aug 16, 2008 - 10:35 AM
- - 95GTCelica   Well it didn't work...back to square one. But ...   Aug 16, 2008 - 1:22 PM
|- - Batman722   QUOTE (95GTCelica @ Aug 16, 2008 - 2...   Aug 16, 2008 - 11:24 PM
|- - Bitter   QUOTE (Batman722 @ Aug 16, 2008 - 11...   Aug 17, 2008 - 9:03 AM
- - Renegade   it's ur head gasket, u will start to loose coo...   Aug 16, 2008 - 2:25 PM
- - 95GTCelica   alright i'll try that im due for another oil c...   Aug 16, 2008 - 3:28 PM
- - 95GTCelica   no coolant in my oil.... any other suggestions?   Aug 16, 2008 - 9:49 PM
- - Bitter   oil and coolant mix doesnt always occur. do a co...   Aug 16, 2008 - 10:49 PM
- - 95GTCelica   It came straight from the dealer, picked it up mys...   Aug 17, 2008 - 12:17 AM
- - 95GTCelica   O.k so I did a compression test...twice, just to m...   Aug 17, 2008 - 10:10 PM
- - Bitter   eroded water pump, air pocket. just to be sure it...   Aug 17, 2008 - 10:57 PM
- - Batman722   I still think it's your thermostat.   Aug 17, 2008 - 11:49 PM
- - 95GTCelica   QUOTE (Bitter @ Aug 17, 2008 - 8:57 ...   Aug 18, 2008 - 3:36 AM
- - DEATH   If you didn't change the cap you'll be kic...   Aug 18, 2008 - 9:30 AM
- - nics   recently i had the same problem. it seems that the...   Aug 18, 2008 - 1:55 PM
- - cheeco   did you pull out the radiator and clean it? clogge...   Aug 18, 2008 - 10:14 PM
- - 95GTCelica   QUOTE (Batman722 @ Aug 17, 2008 - 9...   Aug 19, 2008 - 1:17 AM
- - nics   QUOTE (95GTCelica @ Aug 18, 2008 - 11...   Aug 19, 2008 - 8:49 AM


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