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Old May 27, 2006 | 06:40 PM
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my dad has 95 corvette driving it down the road its fine but once you sit for a minute or so it over heats and on real hot days it will overheat with the air on while driving down the road what can he do to stop this or help
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Old May 27, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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are vettes the same as birds???? do they have the plastic air dam under the radiator did he take it out or crack it?
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Old May 27, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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My girlfriend had the same prob with her '96 Sunfire. I believe it was her t-stat or something to do with it.

Good luck.

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Old May 27, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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yes he has the air dam but its there and not craked
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Old May 27, 2006 | 10:42 PM
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replace thermostat,if it still does it, it could be a plugged radiator
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Thermostat is where I would start.
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Old May 28, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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I'd say it's gotta be the thermostat, or the fans aren't turning on.
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already replaced the thermostat
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Check to see if fans come on, check relays, check computer

I got a manual fan switch myself.

Also, one fan is supposed to come on with the AC. I don't know if the 95 vettes have dual fans or just one.

Also make sure it's not your pump. Do A coolant flush
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