I have a 1995 chevrolet beretta z26 and recently had to buy a new
radiator, the guy that did it said it wasnt fun lol. well here is my
problems. the car is still overheating before the radiator went the
temp gauge always read cool. now its running in the half. this never
happened before. my 2nd problem is when i have my car parked and im
losing tranny fluid. im very concerned. i thought it was a cooler line
or whatever it was and the guy tighted something yesterday but its
still leaking. please someone help me im upset so anyone out there can
help? get in touch.

Thank you so much..

We have a 1995 Chevrolet Corsica, (over 260,000 km) which is built using the
same platform as the Beretta.

The transmission cooling lines are made of metal and rubber. Leaking
usually occurs where the rubber and metal are joined at the factory. The
best solution is to replace the entire line(s).

We did have some near overheating situations with our Corsica. The Radiator
Cooling Fan would not run, unless the Air Conditioner was on. We found that
the heat sensor was not working correctly. It is in the coolant outlet on
the 3.1 V6 engine. You might want to make sure the fan does work, although
this failure is rare. You may also want to check the fan relay.

About radiators: The reason why they develop leaks is usually from bad
anti-freeze (coolant). With time, the coolant becomes acidic, and the acid
action eats up the metal in the radiator core.
We have the "ph" (or acidity) of our engine coolant tested every year after
it is 3 or 4 years old. As soon as it starts going acidic, it is changed
immediately.

Good luck,

David

"Mike" <Michaelpa2004 (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote