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Old 08-26-2008, 12:24 PM
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Default Camaro Keeps Overheating! Help Please!

Ok here is the deal...I have a 3.4 camaro 1995. We have replaced the thermostat, radiator, radiator cap, water pump, heater core. And my vehicle is still over heating! There are no leaks and air bubbles have been check for. What else could it be? When it over heats it blows hot air out of my air conditioner. It only takes a few minutes for it to overheat when I accelerate. Estimate 5-10 min. Sitting does not cause overheating.

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Did you get all the air out/fans coming on? This if for the LT1 but might help: http://shbox.com/1/4th_gen_tech2.html#cooling
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may be a blown head gasket as well. ive had that problem with a previous car, and it would over heat like a **** and go through coolant really bad.
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Fan is coming on still..and air in the lines is being checked one last time...head gaskets have been been checked and pressure was good...Link is very informative btw thanks! any other suggestions?
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Is the lower air guide on the car?
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Try swapping Thermostats?
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he already stated he tried that.

heck, just throw a LS1 in there and forget all about that 3.4. lol
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lower air guide is still on the vehicle.. thermostats have been switch twice because we thought one could of possibly been defected...and i wish i could do a ls1 swap but im sure i would be better off buying the whole vehicle instead..
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Originally Posted by KandyZ
lower air guide is still on the vehicle.. thermostats have been switch twice because we thought one could of possibly been defected...and i wish i could do a ls1 swap but im sure i would be better off buying the whole vehicle instead..
yes, you would eliminate a lot of headaches if you just got a different vehicle.... lol that gets my vote

seriously tho, hope you get the overheating thing figured out. i'll ask around, and if anyone throws any suggestions up that havent been listed i'll post em.
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Have you flushed the system out of ALL old coolant? It might be clogged somewhere and is limiting the flow (damn Dex-crap).
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Ohhhh wait a minute, I had a problem like that on my old 96 v6, and it was the intake mainfold gasket. I know it's werid, just check it though.




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