I have a 1994 Pontiac Sunbird LE which I bought recently. When driving
the temperature needle for the engine goes to the maximum (125
degrees) in a short while, even though there is plenty of coolant
inside. Can some one please help me and tell what the problem may be
and suggest me a solution. Thanks

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Greetings,

First perform all the basics like changing the thermostat and radiator cap.
Either of those could cause overheat problems with plenty of coolant in the
system. If that doesn't work, check your airflow through the radiator
(blocked by leaves or other crud or all the fins bent over) and the proper
function of the radiator fan (could be a bad fan motor or thermostatic
control switch). Lastly, you may need to get your water pump checked and
the radiator flow tested to make sure it's not full of sediment and other
crud on the inside. A good radiator shop should be able to diagnose your
problem fairly quickly.

Cheers - Jonathan

"david12" <none (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote

First thing to do is determine if the engine is overheating or not. If not
overheating the temperature sender could be bad.

"Jonathan" <Fire_Capt651 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

"david12" <none (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote

There are at least two possibilities

The thermostat is not opening up when it should allowing the engine to get
very hot before it finally does open and gets back to normal.

The sending unit is defective.

In my case, the needle went to the end and stayed there for anywhere from a
minute to an hour. Your is probably a bit different.

"Hairy" <hairy (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
Not if you live in Canada, Europe, or many other parts of the world. 125C =
257F

"david12" <none (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote

What gauge are you looking at? 125 degrees is barely warm.

Take the radiator cap off and jack up the front end,
then start it up. Let it get hot and see if you can
burp the system..You just might have a air bubble in
the cooling system.




"david12" <none (AT) 000 (DOT) com> wrote