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running hot
I have a 1999 trans am with a D1-SC procharger. I have recently ran into an overheating problem it seems like ever since I changed the coolant temp sensor. Whenever I am driving at a constant speed of 60mph or over it doesnt over heat but whenever im just driving around town it will. also whenever I stop at a red light or something it will cool off. but once I start moving again it will rise. any ideas or questions would be great.
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I have a 1999 trans am with a D1-SC procharger. I have recently ran into an overheating problem it seems like ever since I changed the coolant temp sensor. Whenever I am driving at a constant speed of 60mph or over it doesnt over heat but whenever im just driving around town it will. also whenever I stop at a red light or something it will cool off. but once I start moving again it will rise. any ideas or questions would be great.
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Alright, First of all thank you all for your replies. The air in the system would make sense since it seems to have started right after I swapped it. "98 Pontiac" - It will rise almost to 260, then I pull off to the side of the road and wait about 2 minutes start it up and its at around 180. Im curious now though, I left the radiator cap off while it was on an incline with the heater running and thought all the air was bled out but friends have told me I need a special vacuum for the LS engines. an "air lift" system. Is this correct?
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Alright, First of all thank you all for your replies. The air in the system would make sense since it seems to have started right after I swapped it. "98 Pontiac" - It will rise almost to 260, then I pull off to the side of the road and wait about 2 minutes start it up and its at around 180. Im curious now though, I left the radiator cap off while it was on an incline with the heater running and thought all the air was bled out but friends have told me I need a special vacuum for the LS engines. an "air lift" system. Is this correct?
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Alright, First of all thank you all for your replies. The air in the system would make sense since it seems to have started right after I swapped it. "98 Pontiac" - It will rise almost to 260, then I pull off to the side of the road and wait about 2 minutes start it up and its at around 180. Im curious now though, I left the radiator cap off while it was on an incline with the heater running and thought all the air was bled out but friends have told me I need a special vacuum for the LS engines. an "air lift" system. Is this correct?
You just need to start the engine WHEN COLD with the radiator cap "off" with the coolant topped off. Stand there and wait for the t-stat to open and the coolant starts to flow. If the level drops down IMMEDIATELY top it off. Then wait for the t-stat to close and the flow stops (about 30 seconds). Then wait again.
Make sure that you're not standing there overheating, it'll take about 8-10 minutes to open and flow.
While you're waiting for it to heat up...squeeze the upper and lower radiator hoses rapidly and fully about 20-30times to move the coolant through the system. If the air bubble is rght up against the t-stat on the engine side, it'll push it through by doing this. Then the coolant thats slowly heating up in the heads will reach the t-stat to open it.
If you do that process twice and top it off, you'll be good to go.
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Also, a bad radiator cap can cause air to get in slowly over time. It pushes coolant out at very little amounts that you would not hear or smell, then you have that space in the system, which is air.
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