Possible to OVERHEAT your car and NOT have DAMAGE?
09-13-2005, 02:07 AM
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Possible to OVERHEAT your car and NOT have DAMAGE? *UPDATE*
Help! Look at my car! This morning it had a rough start but ran really well twice and on the third start up this happend!!
http://members.***.net/duperre/100_2123.MOV
Whats going on?!?!
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I overheated my car while flushing the radiator tonight. I kept an eye on the dash but it was reading incorrectly for sure.. I noticed a little bit of steam from the radiator and then the car shut by itself off quietly. No knocks or anything. I havent touched it since. I'm waiting til tomorrow to turn it on to be sure its cold.
Question is-- Does something always go bad? Head gasket? warped head? Worse?
Is it possible to be completely unharmed? The car was idling and I didnt rev it at all.
http://members.***.net/duperre/100_2123.MOV
Whats going on?!?!
__________________________________
I overheated my car while flushing the radiator tonight. I kept an eye on the dash but it was reading incorrectly for sure.. I noticed a little bit of steam from the radiator and then the car shut by itself off quietly. No knocks or anything. I havent touched it since. I'm waiting til tomorrow to turn it on to be sure its cold.
Question is-- Does something always go bad? Head gasket? warped head? Worse?
Is it possible to be completely unharmed? The car was idling and I didnt rev it at all.
Last edited by Black1995Z; 09-13-2005 at 02:02 PM.
09-13-2005, 03:47 AM
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Re: Possible to OVERHEAT your car and NOT have DAMAGE?
My $.02 I blew a headgasket running it to hot but my gauge broke. I knew something was up after it overheated becasuse when it cooled down I tried to fill it up and while it would be running it was shooting all the water back out.
09-13-2005, 06:43 AM
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Re: Possible to OVERHEAT your car and NOT have DAMAGE?
i drove from Indy to Tennesse and back at around 240*. The reason I did was because I had thought that it was just a faulty sensor since the fans never kicked on, and the engine ran fine. Come to find out the radiator was clogged and I really was running at 240*. No damage though.
09-13-2005, 11:50 AM
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Re: Possible to OVERHEAT your car and NOT have DAMAGE?
You're probably all right. If any damage was done its already going to need repairs so you might as well fill/bleed it and start it up again. If you think you have a problem then start with a compression check.
09-13-2005, 02:03 PM
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Re: Possible to OVERHEAT your car and NOT have DAMAGE?
Help! Whats happening! I ran really well this morning and then I started it up later and this happend!!! 
http://members.***.net/duperre/100_2123.MOV
Would spilling water/coolant on the opti do this?
http://members.***.net/duperre/100_2123.MOV
Would spilling water/coolant on the opti do this?
Last edited by Black1995Z; 09-13-2005 at 05:28 PM.
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