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Volvo 960 cooling woes 900 1996

posted by  FletchFFletch on  Mon Dec 23 11:39 CST 2002
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I'm using a 50/50 mixture with only Prestone coolant. The thermostat is just a few weeks old. I don't think the coolant is leaking out anymore... but it's hard to tell because the car has not run long enough to get a good indication.

I don't think the problems are related to a head gasket leak because I think I would feel the pressure increase in the radiator hose early on.

I just went out and bought a new temperture sender. As I drove up the hill to my house I could see the temperature increasing (the gauge moved to the middle area). Just as I pulled into the driveway I saw a shot of steam come out from under the hood. I left the engine running since the steam stopped and I popped the hood. The fan wasn't even running. I know the fan and relay works from my earlier variable resistor test.

I can tell by hooking an ohm meter up to the new temperature sender, and taking a reading at room temperature, that the old one was reading WAY to low. Hopefully, this will fix my problem. I still suspect that the temperature gauge is bad.






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