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JAKracing · 07-26-2009, 10:18 AM

so here is the story, i live in NC and i was going on vacation to myrtle beach, SC. i leave my house and go about 120 miles, i look down and my temp gauge is reading a little high(more than halfway). so i talked to her and said don't do this to me. well about another couple of miles, it starts climbing. so i pull over and let it cool down. i do this about 3 times in about a 40 mile stretch. the last time i waited a good hour and 30 mins. before restarting. i roll on with the heat on full blast and finally get to my destination. i let it sit for 2 days and then i start trying to see what is wrong.

first i check the oil to make sure is doesn't look like milk, then i think to myself, thermostat. well i take the water neck off, and guess what, no thermostat. well i put on in it anyways and fill it up with coolant. we are starting the trip back home, and i don't even get 3 miles and it starts overheating again. so i park it and luckily someone with us had a truck. so i went and rented a u-haul trailer and took it home.

so today i tried again and noticed that the water neck was leaking, so i redone all of that and flushed the radiator. everything flows good no blockage. so i put everything back together and fill her up. well it sit for about 20 mins. idling and no overheating, as soon as i try to drive it, temp gauge goes up.

so now i am thinking water pump. can anyone shine some light on my dark day, cause i really need some help. thanks in advance.

07-26-2009, 10:18 AM	#1
JAKracing Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: rocky mt, NC Age: 43 Posts: 42 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!! (overheating) so here is the story, i live in NC and i was going on vacation to myrtle beach, SC. i leave my house and go about 120 miles, i look down and my temp gauge is reading a little high(more than halfway). so i talked to her and said don't do this to me. well about another couple of miles, it starts climbing. so i pull over and let it cool down. i do this about 3 times in about a 40 mile stretch. the last time i waited a good hour and 30 mins. before restarting. i roll on with the heat on full blast and finally get to my destination. i let it sit for 2 days and then i start trying to see what is wrong. first i check the oil to make sure is doesn't look like milk, then i think to myself, thermostat. well i take the water neck off, and guess what, no thermostat. well i put on in it anyways and fill it up with coolant. we are starting the trip back home, and i don't even get 3 miles and it starts overheating again. so i park it and luckily someone with us had a truck. so i went and rented a u-haul trailer and took it home. so today i tried again and noticed that the water neck was leaking, so i redone all of that and flushed the radiator. everything flows good no blockage. so i put everything back together and fill her up. well it sit for about 20 mins. idling and no overheating, as soon as i try to drive it, temp gauge goes up. so now i am thinking water pump. can anyone shine some light on my dark day, cause i really need some help. thanks in advance.