JUST GOT INTAKE GASKET REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEAK LAST WEEK, BUT CAR STILL RUNNING HOT AND TAKING IN EXCESSIVE ANTIFREEZE AND WATER WITHOUT LEAKING BUT STILL RUNNING HOT AND THEN DYING OUT, AND IF IT DOESNT DIE OUT FROM RUNNING HOT, IT TAKING AWAY FROM THE POWER ALLOWING TO DO NO MORE THAT 30MPH, AFTER OR IF IT DIES OUT, IT WILL START BACK UP IMMEDIATELY ONLY TO GET HOT AND DIE OUT AGAIN OR REDUCE POWER
2006-10-09 04:03:51 · 5 answers · asked by Toyon B 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Pontiac
The cooling system could be vapor locked (meaning that there could be air in it).
2006-10-09 04:53:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check your oil is there water there.how about steam coming out of the tail pipe....if none there you did not warp your heads ,....so lets go with an air pocket trapped in the cooling system
2006-10-09 04:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by pussyplzzer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the thermostat checked and the water pump i owned a 99 grand am myself and had almost the same problem and that is what it was,,,,
2006-10-09 11:17:35 · answer #3 · answered by justin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There may be air in you radiator. try getting it flushed out.
2006-10-09 08:56:20 · answer #4 · answered by DANGELO 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you replace your head gasket to? might be that, not your intake.
2006-10-09 06:57:42 · answer #5 · answered by JimL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋