Re: Overheating... another thread. (first one bounced)

[T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com>]

At 11:45 AM -0400 6/7/01, Brian McGarvey wrote:
>Hey Ya'll.
>
>I got stuck in traffic today and my rocc (87 16v) nearly overheated. It
>would have If I hadnt cranked the heat on full blast (3 resistor is
>hosed).
>
>symptoms.
>at idle it jumps from normal op temp to the dot just below the overheat
>line (not the led) oil temp got to about 135C...<snip>
>If none of these things work I'm left with the following options.
>#1 radiator is stopped up. and needs flushing.
>#2 the motor is stopped up and needs flushing.
>#3 new thermostat is foobar. not unheard of but unlikely.
>
>any suggestions of flushing the system?
>
>brian
>87 16v all the cool mods gotta wait till it runs good.
>


Are you sure the fan is coming on? Should be able to hear it. One 
thing is the three pole fans usually come on when you turn the A/C 
on, even if it's not hot enough otherwise.

Test that thermo/fuse/fan circuit.

TBerk

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