Whats wrong w/ my car?
03-31-2004, 01:49 AM
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Whats wrong w/ my car?
ok well i just noticed it this morning, i pushed my car a little bit, off the line, it was sitting there for a few moments so it heated up to about 230 or so (pretty normal) i turned on the a/c to help cool it off, but i jetted off the line, and about 3/4 a mile later anything above like 2200 rpms the engine felt like it was cutting out. like it wanted to just shut off, but then since im driving like 70-75 mph its like an instant push start, and it keep jolting around like this...
anyone help me that would be great, ive had one day of driving like a grandma and im sick of it already
anyone help me that would be great, ive had one day of driving like a grandma and im sick of it already
03-31-2004, 02:24 AM
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if this is a high milege car i would for sure check out the opti spark, according to the gm dealer chart this is one of the symptoms of the opti going out, email me sometime and i will give you an id and a password if intrested on the service information
03-31-2004, 08:45 AM
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i did just replace a radiator hose monday evening, and water probably did get on it, but i didnt notice anything that night when i drove to my gf's house, i drove wot a lot too, but it was the next morning that i noticed it
03-31-2004, 11:03 PM
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04-02-2004, 11:18 AM
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are you saying you turned the a/c on to cool the car?
if so thats not how it works. It does turn the other fan on while the a/c is running but its to pull more air through the condensor which will usually get warm . Generally turning on the a/c will heat the car up more.
But all things else aside it prolly is the opti. If its not running bad (you said it was i know) you can make sure you got all the air out of the coolant lines. I noticed you said you did replace a hose.
if so thats not how it works. It does turn the other fan on while the a/c is running but its to pull more air through the condensor which will usually get warm . Generally turning on the a/c will heat the car up more.
But all things else aside it prolly is the opti. If its not running bad (you said it was i know) you can make sure you got all the air out of the coolant lines. I noticed you said you did replace a hose.
04-02-2004, 05:39 PM
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if my cars sitting... with temp at about 200-220.. i turn ac on and temp will go down to 170-180.. so it does bring temp down 
thats on a cool day.. on warm day itll run at 200 with ac on.. but ac off itll get to 220-230.. i really need to get hpp lol
thats on a cool day.. on warm day itll run at 200 with ac on.. but ac off itll get to 220-230.. i really need to get hpp lol
04-02-2004, 06:16 PM
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stock fans come on low speed at 226, 235 on high i believe. and seeing that you're in LA, i assume its hot there? I dunno, b/c in hot nyc weather, I'll get my car up to 226 and then the fans come on to cool it down, so you're temp isnt really high.
04-02-2004, 06:25 PM
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The car should under no circumstance exceed 220-225*. If it does, there is a problem. The fans kick on high around that temp and drop the temps back down to 200ish and repeat the process if the car is sitting.