Re: overheating-I give up

["Michael Abatzis" <abatzis2@hotmail.com>]

i'm ashamed of you ron! buy another gauge? no! just drop your senders in
some boiling h2o to calibrate your gauges (=100'C - duh). see if you're
actually overheating before anything else. of course, if the temps haven't
always read this high, then you probably are overheating. and shawn, if it's
corroded water jackets, wouldn't the coolant have crap in it when flushed?
-michael

why do my messages never make sense to me when i reread them? oh well.

> Seriously---do this.  Or, consider trying a cheap
> aftermarket temp gauge; see if it reads the same as
> yours.
>
> Ron
>
> --- Brad Sayer <vwrocco85@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Looks like its time to give up and actually bring
> > this car to a mechanic.
> >
> > Problem:
> > Car runs at at least 3/4 of temp guage or higher,
> > with oil temps over 120.
> > This is at idle in 60 degree weather, no AC.  Fan
> > cycles on and off, but
> > only at 3/4 or higher.
> >
> > Attempted solutions:
> > Replaced - fan switch, thermostat, temp sender
> > All hoses are fine.  Not leaking coolant.  Had
> > radiator flow tested and was
> > fine.  Flushed several times, coolant runs clean.
> > Ran car with upper radiator hose off, water spews
> > out pretty good, seeming
> > to be that the water pump is fine.
> >
> > What else?  Am I missing something?
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > 87 16V
> >
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