Posted by Don-WI on January 24, 2009 at 16:37:26 from (72.135.123.231):
I've been having a kinda odd problem with my car lately (95 acheiva, 3.1 V-6). The thermostat was sticking, the engine got hot then the temp guage dropped and warning light went away- coolant came out of the overflow tank which has the radiator cap on it.
I had the thermostat replaced by the local mechanic, and it was fine the next morning on my way to work. That night on my way home the heat worked at first, then after a little while it was blowing cold. It was hot & cold the rest of the way, as I stopped at the farm, the grocery store, etc and went through town.
On the highway I don't notice any problems, other than warming up then going cold for a little bit. The temp guage goes borderline red before the heat comes back and then it drops off below 140 and comes back up.
Going through town it kinda gets warm, then cold, then warm, and it fluctuates a little bit.
Is it a bad thermostat outta the box?? I stopped back by the mechanic the first day and he said he was having troubles with another car with the same engine- put 2 thermostas in it and it was still acting up. He said mine could be that the radiator fan isn't coming on, but the temp does go down in town. Haven't gotten out yet while it was warm to see if the fan was running or not though.
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