Walson

The car runs hot at idle or in traffiic but cruising runs fine. Never over heats as off yet but I was wondering what direction to go to figure this out. Runs at about the 3 quater mark on the temp gauge and I know thats not right. Weather has been cool here in NY just worrying about when it gets hot here. So if anyone has any info please let me know thanks....

joeljp

Any blown fuse? It could also be some fans not working right.

Walson

thanks for the fast reply joeljp there are no blown fuses and there is only one fan and it appears to be working

OGCLK320

try the coolant? My car was running a little hot and it turned out to be there was too much water and not enough coolant in my reservoir. you could just need to replace coolant.. its supposed to be a 50/50 mix of coolant and water i believe.

sfclk

at times, the needle goes right under the 3/4 mark also. does your touch the 3/4 mark?

Thunderdome66

sounds like water pump problem or possibly thermostat not opening properly if you havn,t done thermostat for a while I,d start their

Walson

it touches the 3/4 mark then ill start to cruise and it goes back to normal

Walson

Not quite.

Walson

Thermostat is new. Haven't replaced the water pump

sfclk

sounds fine to me.

for my car...driving around the city, the needle gets close to the 3/4 mark. around the highway it stays just over the 1/2 mark.

99CLK320lover

mine does the same. I was concerned for a while, so I changed the coolant. Nothing changed. Does your fender mounted pump (near the alternator) start clicking when it gets to the 3/4 mark?

sfclk

...the auxiliary pump, I think it's called. The hose along the chassis pulsates like a heart at all times.

Since cooling hasn't been an problem, I never thought anything of the pulsating hose.

99CLK320lover

Don't fret dude! Mine does the same and I was just curious? I think you're (we're) okay...