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1998 Overheating Problem

Old Oct 22, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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Angry 1998 Overheating Problem

My 1998 Monte Carlo is overheating. I have replaced the water pump, thermostat, & relays. I have also bled the system of air. It keeps overheating and stays hot and I get no heat at all. I have trouble shot everything according to the book and am not sure what to do next. My low coolant light keeps coming on also but the coolant is not low.
 

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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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I would suspect a head gasket. Are you loosing any coolant? Does the exhaust smell like burning coolant (kind of a sweet smell)?
 
Old Oct 22, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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Did you check the thermostat before you put it in? I have gotten brand new thermos that were bad. I would also try and bleed the system of air again. Sometimes you can get a bubble trapped and its real hard to work out.
 
Old Oct 23, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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check all the gaskets, when i had a coolant leak it took 5 months to have it figured out. after i replaced the waterpump, thermostat, and heater hosees (which where actually leaking), i took it apart and did the l.i.m's, and it still had the same issue. turns out it was the timing chain cover gasket.
 
Old Oct 23, 2010 | 10:01 PM
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Check your heater core
 
Old Oct 25, 2010 | 02:46 AM
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If it's a 3.4 I'd check the lower intake manifold gasket. They are known to fail due to a poor design.
 
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