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Overheating while idling? 700

posted by  Aye Roll on  Tue Mar 9 13:19 CST 2004
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Rick-
sounds like it's jsut low on coolant. you're sure the level is good? One of mine has such a dirty coolant reservoir that I have to take the cap off to check.
The car ought to have good heat if the fluid is full but the thermostat is stuck. I guess if the t-stat is failed open, then it could be just getting too cold, but that's not consistent with the heat gauge going high- the one case recently of a stuck (broken in half actually) thermostat that I saw, the engine was not warming up.

Check that level, and check closely for leaks. Good luck with it!
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: '87 244DL/M47- 225K, 88 744GLE- 209K, 91 244 183K. Also responsible for the care and feeding of: 88 745GLE, 229K, 88 244GL, 146K, 87 244DL, 235K, 88 245DL, 236K






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