fed up with cooling problems
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fed up with cooling problems ok guys so this car on and off keeps overheating, it was like 70 degrees out today in az and the car starts getting really hot. I changed the radiator a few yrs ago and had it checked about 7 months ago and had hoses and thermostat changed. So my question is what are the best things to buy to get this car to stay cool all the time. It gets crazy hot here in az so I wanna make sure i have the best stuff to keep it cool. Also if you have websites with good prices please post or pm them to me. thanks
Is the air dam on the front ? Run distilled water and water wetter only,160 stat manual fan switch/reset fans.Dexcool plugs everything up get rid of the dexcool if that is what you are running
Explain this one to me. My car has seen nothing but Dexcool, not to mention that's what they came with from the factory.
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fthe dexcool has always caused me problems, i flushed it out and put regular antifreeze in and it ran way better. Last time it was at the shop the damn mechanic put dexcool back in. When i flushed it last time i pulled the bolts from the bottom of the motor and it was just caked with this gross ****. i hate dexcool. Im gonna order a manual fan switch this weekend and then flush it out again and change the thermostat. where do i get the water wetter.
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it didnt overheat at all when i had the green antifreeze in it, everytime ive had dexcool in it i had heating problems. I dunno why its different ive just had better luck without dexcool in my car.
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no it overheated with dexcool when i first bought the car, then i flushed it out and put the green stuff in then i had some leaks and the mechanic flushed it out and put dexcool back in and its overheating again now that dexcool is in again. When i put the green in it was running fine.
no it overheated with dexcool when i first bought the car, then i flushed it out and put the green stuff in then i had some leaks and the mechanic flushed it out and put dexcool back in and its overheating again now that dexcool is in again. When i put the green in it was running fine.
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i dont think im jumping on any band wagon at all, if the car has had dexcool in it twice and both times its had a heating problem even when a shop has done the work but when i put in the green antifreeze and i have no problems then i think i have reason to believe the dexcool is the problem
i dont think im jumping on any band wagon at all, if the car has had dexcool in it twice and both times its had a heating problem even when a shop has done the work but when i put in the green antifreeze and i have no problems then i think i have reason to believe the dexcool is the problem
