Grand Am Question (engine temp)
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Grand Am Question (engine temp)
So my sister has a grand am that will not heat up. we have had the cooling system flushed, and replaced the thermostat as well (its not sticking open). The car will hardly get above 110*!! my dad and i are about out of ideas, so has anyone else got anything!
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Have the temp sensor checked. I have a feeling it is getting above 110 but the sensor has gone bad.
Okay...so that was ONE of the things wrong with the Chevy.
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Are you getting decent heat out of the vents? If not, try changing your thermostat. It may be stuck open.
If that doesn't solve the problem, cover the bottom half of your radiator for the winter. I had to do that with a cold-hearted car a few years ago. Tempted to do that with my 95 this winter to prevent having to remove my drilled 180° thermostat seasonally.
If that doesn't solve the problem, cover the bottom half of your radiator for the winter. I had to do that with a cold-hearted car a few years ago. Tempted to do that with my 95 this winter to prevent having to remove my drilled 180° thermostat seasonally.
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the heat out of the vents is weak at best. the blower motor doesn't blow either.
we covered almost all of the raditor too, didn't make much of a diff...
now how would i go about checking the actual engine temp. just take a pyrometer and check the block tem? or is it coolent temp?
we covered almost all of the raditor too, didn't make much of a diff...
now how would i go about checking the actual engine temp. just take a pyrometer and check the block tem? or is it coolent temp?
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I agree on the thermostat...just because it'* new doesn't mean it won't fail!
I had a fail safe go bad on me last winter in my Bonnie. Stuck open after 2 weeks of use. ...beats being stuck closed, though!
I had a fail safe go bad on me last winter in my Bonnie. Stuck open after 2 weeks of use. ...beats being stuck closed, though!
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From: Groton, CT _NEBF 05, 06, 07_
Originally Posted by Darrel
now how would i go about checking the actual engine temp. just take a pyrometer and check the block tem? or is it coolent temp?
