Ford Tempo 1993 New Radiator and therm
2007-02-17 11:01:17 · 9 answers · asked by SANDRA S 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If no water is leaking and just getting hot while stationary, the fan "clutch" is probably slipping (or worn out in other words). It may be spinning but not fast enough to cool the motor sitting still. When idling the fan shpould produce the equivelent of a box fan on high. Start the car and place your hand near the top of the motor (not too close to get into the fan), if you don't feel a significant amount of air flowing, this is a problem. Ihave had 2 go out over the years (both on Fords).If you don't have a mechanical fan clutch but electric fan motors, have the sensors checked as well as the motors themself. Once the car is going the air is flowing thus keeping it cool.
2007-02-17 11:32:13 · answer #1 · answered by Big 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Check Radiator fan
2007-02-17 11:56:34 · answer #2 · answered by stealth5033 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
TRY FLUSHING YOUR RADIATOR AND ENGINE BLOCK...IF ITS NOT GETTING TO BOILING POINT THEN YOU TEMPATURE SENDING UNIT MAY BE BAD AND JUST READING WRONG, MAKE SURE YOU COOLING FAN IS WORKING PROPERLY..I DONT THINK THIS WOULD BE A WATER PUMP..SIMPLE WAY TO CHECK IT IS TO TAKE OFF YOUR RADIATOR CAP WHEN THE CAR IS COLD AND START THE ENGINE AND SEE IF YOU WATER OR ANTI-FREEXE IS CIRCULATING WHEN THE THERMOSTAT OPENS UP...ALSO MAKE SURE YOU DIDNT PU THERMOSTAT IN BACKWARDS...BACKYARD MECHANIC P.S DOSE YOU OIL LOOK LIKE CHOCOLATE MILK??OR IS THERE AN EXCESS OF WHITE CLOUDS COMING OUT OF YOUR EXAUST??MABY BAD HEAD GASKETT
2007-02-17 11:31:40 · answer #3 · answered by superstar06_23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your thermostat is stuck partially closed.
take it out and put it in a pan of boiling
water.. it should open up if its good..but
im betting its not ..the air flowing thru the
grill is the only cooling effect.
2007-02-17 17:25:30 · answer #4 · answered by fugitive golfer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are sitting still, there is no air getting to the radiator to cool the water...when you are driving, there is air cooling that water and that is why its not overheating when you drive...try a water pump
2007-02-17 11:11:01 · answer #5 · answered by ivy_trick_mess 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
attempt the 260 approach lol (2 domicile windows down going 60mph). and particular, black vehicles get lots warmer than different hues because of the fact black absorbs warmth and mild-weight jointly as white reflects it. different hues which includes purple yellow blue, regardless of, only mirror their color in the sunshine spectrum and take up all others.
2016-11-23 15:38:08 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out the front of the radiator see if it needs cleaning
2007-02-17 13:02:04 · answer #7 · answered by mountainchowpurple 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it could be a bad head gasket or cracked head or a bad fan motor or a bad fan relay switch or bad water pump
good luck
2007-02-17 11:14:19 · answer #8 · answered by davedebo198305 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure the cooling fan operates properly, possible bad temperature switch or maybe the fan itself is bad.
2007-02-17 12:02:59 · answer #9 · answered by mister ss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋