I checked to day to see if I have a blown head gasket, compressions were correct and plugs were clean. However I am still having trouble with overheating and no heat. I put in a new thermostat and had the system flushed. I am losing some fluing and now I notice there is no draw from the reserve tank nor is there a good flow out of the radiator drain. If I fill the radiator with coolant or water I will have heat for 20 minutes but then it blows cold air. There is littl pressuer in the hoses. I do not know what to have checked next.
2007-02-18 14:27:24 · 9 answers · asked by khlavac@sbcglobal.net 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Check to make sure you don't have a leak in one of the small bypass hoses or the "weep hole" on the water pump. If you are losing coolant is it going quickly, like the 20 minutes you mention? Does the water circulate? With the car cold remove the radiator cap, fill the system and run it with the cap off until it gets warm, not hot, and check to see if it circulates. The lack of draw on the overflow could be the radiator cap and might not be related to the lack of heat. You can get a new cap almost anywhere. If it has metal pipes which connect the bypass hoses check them carefully, they are prone to rust.
2007-02-18 15:14:06 · answer #1 · answered by Shawn M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the thermostat. When temp guage reaches normal, the top radiator hose should heat up as the thermostat opens. If the hose stays cool after the engine reaches normal operating temp, then the thermostat may be stuck. Replace it , they are not expensive. If the radiator cap has a bad gasket it may not draw from the reserve. Both heater hoses should be hot if coolant is circulating through the heater core.
2007-02-18 14:36:55 · answer #2 · answered by gejandsons 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A friend of mine had the same problem (no heat) with a 97 Taurus and the overflow coolant bottle was replaced due to a leak.
AFAIK, they did not replace the heater core. You may need a new heater core due to the rust issues mentioned by other posters. They cost roughly $70-80 from past experience at the parts counter.
2007-02-18 16:25:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is there any leak on the floor when you park there for some hours? that's often a hallmark that some seals are brittle or frayed. If no warmth on your automobile, your hoses have a considerable leak or no longer even related.some restoration shops will push a hose out of how and forget approximately to place it lower back. examine for lacking connecting hoses, holes the place you cant see them etc. Why would the gauge bypass as much as rather much overheat? Thats no longer extraordinary. deliver it to the Ford human beings or telephone their warm line.
2016-10-15 23:42:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st the ford taurus has NEVER been known to throw heat out, even when new(have had 2 92&96). 2nd very good possiblity of trpped air in the cooling lines to cause the over heating, 2a or the temp sense or relay that tells the fan to turn on is bad .
2007-02-18 15:50:48 · answer #5 · answered by Racer 35 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be a bubble in the cooling system. bleed the cooling system before you change the water pump like these peeps want you to.
2007-02-18 14:46:07 · answer #6 · answered by edna b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like bad water pump.
2007-02-18 14:35:53 · answer #7 · answered by xtowgrunt 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Replace the radiator cap and try again.
You will be surprised what a bad cap will do!
2007-02-18 15:25:19 · answer #8 · answered by br549 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water pump....
2007-02-18 14:35:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋