The other day i was driving and noticed my car went from the middle of the temp gauge slowly towards hot. I immediately stopped my car cause my car never overheats except when i cracked the head almost a year ago. i check everything and notice the fan isnt coming on, so i check the main fuse block in the engine and notice the head fuse and the fuel inj fuse are slightly brown (like they are a little blown) but i bought new fuses for them and a new fan fuse. Then the next morning i drive to school and stop at a light and see the temp gauge go up again but stops a little from hot.

My temp guage never goes pass the middle of the guage and i was wondering if it is supposed to or are my fuses in the wrong way?? (Should the 30a fuse face with 30a towards the right or left)
when i turn on the a/c it goes to the middle and when i turn the a/c off it stays at the middle.

any suggestions ?? please help

 

I would suggest you check how full your radiator is...........
Try adding a little antifreeze.......it should work..........in fact, I am pretty sure that it will work......

 

yeah, mine is doing the same thing right now, but that might be because the radiator is finally coming apart at the top (on mine) and it isn't holding fluid to well lol haha, so i'm replacing that and the radiator hoses as soon as the radiator comes in hey, does it go back down when you start driving again? see, mine does...

 

yep..............need more fluid in the radiator..............

 

lol i need a new radiator

 

where are you buying your radiator from ???

 

radiatorexpress.com... i wanted an aluminum one, but i don't have that kind of money right now, so i'm getting it from them... it's a stock radiator i think mine is going to cost like $114 total because i got mine off ebay, but on there site it's about the same price...

 

possibly ur radiator is bad, has a hole, or is leaking. You also may be low on radiator fluid (coolant). Check both and tell me whatcha see.

 

Last week, I ran over a puddle and water screwed with my dieing alternator. Running over tractor trailer tire remains on the highway pretty much destroys your splash guard. I think when my Uncle replaced the timing belt, he didn't adjust the tension on the alternator belt properly or it was just its time. Anyway, it was overcharging the system and the battery lamp illuminated bright red and when I turned on the wipers it was twice as fast. What threw me off was the car began to overheat. On my way back home to further diagnose it, I heard the fan only turn on maybe two times for a few seconds. I had first thought it was my water pump or thermostat but there was pressure on the top radiator hose, indicating a working pump and thermostat. So the trusty manual comes though again with diagnosis. A faulty alternator/or internal regulator causes a large increase in power and disrupting normal fan operation (this is my theory, not in the workshop manual) in-turn causing the engine to overheat. Some research and calls turned up the better rebuilt alternators from PPR (what other company sends you a test spec sheet for each alternator?) for around $180. About $40 more expensive than OE+ and $50 less than a 5-amp underpowered Bosch alternator at local auto part stores. This also gave me a chance to finally replace the generic alternator belt from a discount store (Gates) with the OEM belt (Still Gates but different model). The power steering pump is a pain to adjust.

 

I have a radiator i what to get rid of i also have the DOHC 94dxpro....

 

Okay...most of this has been covered already...but


the plut in fuses can be installed EITHER way..makes no difference.

Check the fluid level in your radiator....make sure you keep the overflow tank with some water in it and it will give you an idea if you are losing water somewhere....as if you lose it when its hot....when it cools off it will pull in the water from the tank.....

unless I am mistaken....when you turn your A/C on it bypasses the temp switch and kicks your fans on...which MAY be why your car cooled down when you turned your A/C on....so you MAY want to make sure your TEMP SWITCH for the fans is working....

something else.....an old trick here.....IF you find your self in a position where your car is getting hot....and you want to get rid of some of the heat in the engine.......TURN ON YOUR HEATER!!! and turn the fan on HIGH!!.....

remember...your heater gets its heat form the cars coolant system...and by turning your HEATER on and runing the fan on high it draws heat OUT of your coolant system helping to cool off the engine.....and sure....I know this happens in the summer time.....so just roll the windows down and be happy your engine didn't fry. :{D