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Robert and Cathy Mcgee
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 Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:59 am Post subject: 97 contour overheating mystery |
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my 97 contour is running very hot. more so when the a/c is on in city
driving. It just slowly gets hotter and hotter. when the guage is 3/4 over
to the right I turn the heater on and cool it down. Ive changed the
thermostat and the tensioner was recently changed. the high speed fan relay
is ok. the pump is pumping (don't know if it is enough though), and the out
side of the radiator seems clear. If anybody has any advice I'd appreciate
it.
Rob
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:26 am Post subject: Re: 97 contour overheating mystery |
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Robert and Cathy Mcgee wrote:
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my 97 contour is running very hot. more so when the a/c is on in city
driving. It just slowly gets hotter and hotter. when the guage is 3/4 over
to the right I turn the heater on and cool it down. Ive changed the
thermostat and the tensioner was recently changed. the high speed fan relay
is ok. the pump is pumping (don't know if it is enough though), and the out
side of the radiator seems clear. If anybody has any advice I'd appreciate
it.
Rob
Moroe Mi.
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You don't say if it's a 4 or 6 cyl. I know the 6 cyl had issues with
the plastic impeller blades in the water pump breaking. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:39 am Post subject: Re: 97 contour overheating mystery |
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On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:26:51 -0400, Al <al@spamless.com> wrote:
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Robert and Cathy Mcgee wrote:
my 97 contour is running very hot. more so when the a/c is on in city
driving. It just slowly gets hotter and hotter. when the guage is 3/4 over
to the right I turn the heater on and cool it down. Ive changed the
thermostat and the tensioner was recently changed. the high speed fan relay
is ok. the pump is pumping (don't know if it is enough though), and the out
side of the radiator seems clear. If anybody has any advice I'd appreciate
it.
Rob
Moroe Mi.
You don't say if it's a 4 or 6 cyl. I know the 6 cyl had issues with
the plastic impeller blades in the water pump breaking.
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Yup. First time you get over 6000RPM the impeller lets go.
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Robert and Cathy Mcgee
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: 97 contour overheating mystery |
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sorry it's a 4 cyl
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Robert and Cathy Mcgee wrote:
my 97 contour is running very hot. more so when the a/c is on in city
driving. It just slowly gets hotter and hotter. when the guage is 3/4
over to the right I turn the heater on and cool it down. Ive changed the
thermostat and the tensioner was recently changed. the high speed fan
relay is ok. the pump is pumping (don't know if it is enough though), and
the out side of the radiator seems clear. If anybody has any advice I'd
appreciate it.
Rob
Moroe Mi.
You don't say if it's a 4 or 6 cyl. I know the 6 cyl had issues with the
plastic impeller blades in the water pump breaking. |
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Robert and Cathy Mcgee
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: 97 contour overheating mystery |
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I always forget the important stuff. this is a 2.0 liter 4 cyl automatic
trans w/ac.
"Robert and Cathy Mcgee" <rmcgee20@charter.net> wrote in message
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my 97 contour is running very hot. more so when the a/c is on in city
driving. It just slowly gets hotter and hotter. when the guage is 3/4 over
to the right I turn the heater on and cool it down. Ive changed the
thermostat and the tensioner was recently changed. the high speed fan
relay is ok. the pump is pumping (don't know if it is enough though), and
the out side of the radiator seems clear. If anybody has any advice I'd
appreciate it.
Rob
Moroe Mi.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:08 pm Post subject: Re: 97 contour overheating mystery |
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On Jul 8, 5:26 pm, Al <a...@spamless.com> wrote:
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Robert and Cathy Mcgee wrote:
my 97 contour is running very hot. more so when the a/c is on in city
driving. It just slowly gets hotter and hotter. when the guage is 3/4 over
to the right I turn the heater on and cool it down. Ive changed the
thermostat and the tensioner was recently changed. the high speed fan relay
is ok. the pump is pumping (don't know if it is enough though), and the out
side of the radiator seems clear. If anybody has any advice I'd appreciate
it.
Rob
Moroe Mi.
You don't say if it's a 4 or 6 cyl. I know the 6 cyl had issues with
the plastic impeller blades in the water pump breaking.
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Yep. And the metal impeller on the 4 cylinder engines erodes away. It
will move some coolant but the engine will overheat. Very common. |
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