indriti632
| engine overheat in hight speed
hi boys
im not from england so exscuse me for my written english.
i have a fiat punto 1.2 16 v year 2000.
when im in idle the car is very good.
when i start running at hight speed with ac off it overheat in 130 km/h
when the ac is on it overheat in 110 km/h
what should i do?
the head gasket is replaced , the head was reffited , the thermostat was changed?
thanks a lot |
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3SGTE
ST215W
Premium,MVM
join:2000-11-23
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clubs: | Check the radiator.
When the headgasket fails, sometimes the radiator becomes plugged up.
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Formeister
join:2000-10-28
Somers, CT
clubs:
| reply to indriti632
Are you sure all the air was properly purged from the block and head after the repairs? In some cars this is very difficult to do without many attempts.
You did not mention if the water pump was replaced, porbably not the problem as they typically last longer than that.
What was the original problem that led to the head gasket failure? |
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indriti632
| thanks a lot for your time
the head war reffit , that means that was like new.
the water pump i think isn't the poblem becouse the engine doesnt overheat in idle.
the original problem that i replaced the heag gasket wast becouse coolant income into the cilinder area , the car stop working and didn't start .
so the only thing that i think is to re flush the radiator and
replace the cracked broken fexi pipe, and wash the catalic exhahust for any block in .
thank a lot |
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HarryH3
join:2005-02-21
Georgetown, TX
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Don't just flush the radiator. Take it to a radiator repair shop and have them rod the tubes. They have long rods that just fit inside the tubes and will push out any junk that has accumulated inside them. Sometimes most of the lower tubes can get clogged up, effectively shrinking the radiator.
Also make certain that any electric fans are wired properly. When hooked up backwards, they'll work OK at idle and low speeds, but fight the natural airflow at speed and prevent good flow through the radiator. |
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