2000 Ford Focus zx3

Tiny
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  • 2000 FORD FOCUS
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I have a 2000 ford focus zx3 hatchback. The car is overheating and has like a burnt smell but there's no smoking or anything. It's not leaking anything, except for the water (I assume its from the air conditioning). It stops overheating when I'm accelerating but when I stop at a light, it's overheating again. I tried coolant but it doesn't work (It turns clear in the tank, I'm not sure if that's normal or not). I had new brake pads installed some 2 months ago, around the time this started. I also recently learned that the heat pump hose is near the tire or something, but I can't tell if that's the problem. Someone told me I may need a tune up, but the dealer said it had just got a tune up two days before I purchased it in Sept of last year and a tune up is kind of pricey. I just wanted to know if there could be another problem with it before I took it in for a tune up. The transmission is kind of off too, if that helps. Please, HELP ME.
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 AT 7:17 PM

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Tiny
CJ MEDEVAC
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IF YOU CONTINUE TO OPERATE YOUR VEHICLE OVERHEATED,

YOU WILL PROBABLY BE ASKING HOW MUCH THE SALVAGE YARD WILL GIVE YOU FOR IT!

LET'S JUST CONCENTRATE ON THIS ISSUE

YOUR CAR IS A MACHINE, EVERY DAY, SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN TO IT, UNRELATED TO WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

YOU MUST STAY ON TOP OF THINGS, DO MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES AS PRESCRIBED IN THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES (PREVENTATIVE MEASURES) AND REPAIR THINGS AS THEY OCCUR.

WAY BACK, IF YOU DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF YOUR MULE. HE DIED, YOU ***-ED THE FIELD, AND YOU WALKED!

LAST TIME YOU PULLED MR. OIL DIPSTICK."OH. THE MAN DID WHEN HE CHANGED MY OIL 2 MONTHS AGO!"

WRONG! OWNERS MANUAL SAYS WEEKLY, WHY? STUFF HAPPENS!

LET IT RUN OUT OF OIL BECAUSE A GASKETS BEEN LEAKING FOR WEEKS."OIL CHANGER MAN", AIN'T GONNA BUY YOU AN ENGINE! GUESS WHO WILL!

IS YOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON?

DO YOU HEAR YOUR RADIATOR FANS COMING ON, OR DO YOU SEE THEM COMING ON. WHAT IS YOUR VEHICLE'S STATUS (ALL, GAUGES, ETC.) IF AND WHEN THEY COME ON?

YOUR TURN

THE MEDIC
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Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 AT 7:48 PM

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