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Engine Overheating

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SD
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Oct 11, 2010, 4:30 AM

Post #1 of 4 (1730 views)
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1997; Mitsubishi Space Wagon; 2.1 GLX; 67,000 miles.

Please help if possible.

My car overheats and cuts out after about one and a half miles.

Radiator fan doesn't kick-in at low speed or when idling, but even when I 'm travelling at, say, 40mph when the fan should not be needed the engine still overheats.

No money for a mechanic at all since being made redundant.

Pretty desperate.

Thanks.


Hammer Time
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Oct 11, 2010, 6:00 AM

Post #2 of 4 (1724 views)
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You might want to start looking into bicycles. At the very least, you probably have a bad radiator but at this point it's much more likely that the repeated overheating and driving it hot has now led to a blown head gasket or worse.



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SD
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Oct 11, 2010, 7:44 AM

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Thanks for the reply.

You think it's a write-off then?

I was hoping it might just be a fuse or thermostat or something.Frown


Hammer Time
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Oct 11, 2010, 8:08 AM

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It never hurts to try a thermostat before condemning the engine but it's not likely to cure it all.



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