My '99 Olds overheated yesterday. The temperature guage was right in the middle and then when I came to a stop it shot up into the red and was smoking. I immediately parked it and cut the engine off. After allowing it to cool off for about 10 minutes I was able to unscrew the top to the reservoir, let it steam a little and then when I could remove the top added some antifreeze. It started up and the temperature came back down to just below midway. After about 10 minutes of running it shot up again when I was stopped at light. I pulled over and let it cool again, when I restarted it I took a chance and revved the engine and turned the heat on high. That seemed to settle it down. I then got more antifreeze and added it to the hot fill line. It seems to be running OK and no loss of antifreeze while it sits anyway. Do you think I did permanent damage?
Aug 24, 2013 at 12:43 AM