Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cvl.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!cvl!nelson
From: nelson@cvl.UUCP (Randal Nelson)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: hot engine
Message-ID: <128@cvl.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 5-Mar-85 11:24:31 EST
Article-I.D.: cvl.128
Posted: Tue Mar  5 11:24:31 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 9-Mar-85 09:02:20 EST
Distribution: net
Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park
Lines: 18


 During a cold spell last January, the radiator on my Dodge Omni froze up.
It seemed to thaw out all right, with no leaks or coolant loss, but ever
since, the engine has been running hot.  I have checked the fan
switch, the water pump and the thermostat seem to be working -- at least
during idle, and there is no sign of radiator hose collapse.  Flushing out
the radiator helped a little -- it is now usable around town, but if I
take it out on the highway the temperature goes right up the scale.
Running the heater full blast helps some, but this is becoming increasingly
uncomfortable as the weather warms up.  Has anyone had a similar problem
or any idea of what might be wrong?  It is almost certainly something caused
by the freezeup as there has never been any sign of cooling problems
before, even during the hottest weather.

                                       Thanks
                                       Randal Nelson
                                       (nelson@cvl)