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The car was topped up with water via the rad cap twice, but it overheated in a matter of 5 - 10 minutes of driving at 60 MPH. The strange thing was the car would normally return to normal temps if you were at the right speed and RPM, but oh no, the temp just climbed.
At one point I thought I would have made it home with the needle WAY past the red, and I was very wrong! I felt a thump under the bonnet and a huge spray of steam from under the bonnet - I drove another 2 miles with an exploded radiator untill she grinded to a halt. Oh well.
I popped the bonnet and found the top of the radiator cracked and nearly separated from the top core, steam and hissing sounds and probably a soaked battery (hence I couldn't start it up)
Once the car was home, I had a look at the thermostat, completely rusted and in the "closed" position. I tested the thermostat by boiling the hell out of it but I looks like *it* was the cause to these problems.
Now the car can start up, but it will not idle. Apply gas and let go, but the revs will drop straight down to 0. I had a code 31, so I swapped back my old AFM, but still the same issue. Anyone have any ideas about this one?
The car was topped up with water via the rad cap twice, but it overheated in a matter of 5 - 10 minutes of driving at 60 MPH. The strange thing was the car would normally return to normal temps if you were at the right speed and RPM, but oh no, the temp just climbed.
At one point I thought I would have made it home with the needle WAY past the red, and I was very wrong! I felt a thump under the bonnet and a huge spray of steam from under the bonnet - I drove another 2 miles with an exploded radiator untill she grinded to a halt. Oh well.
I popped the bonnet and found the top of the radiator cracked and nearly separated from the top core, steam and hissing sounds and probably a soaked battery (hence I couldn't start it up)
Once the car was home, I had a look at the thermostat, completely rusted and in the "closed" position. I tested the thermostat by boiling the hell out of it but I looks like *it* was the cause to these problems.
Now the car can start up, but it will not idle. Apply gas and let go, but the revs will drop straight down to 0. I had a code 31, so I swapped back my old AFM, but still the same issue. Anyone have any ideas about this one?