Car overheating

195,000 MILES • 3.4L • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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ANDREW ORAFFERTY
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My car overheats sometimes when starts to get hot it will start to cool off by itself. I can see the thermostat gauge go up a little higher. Recently my fans stopped coming on by them selves without the air conditioner on so I was changing the thermostat temperature sensor and I believe I cracked the housing that it that you screwed into and I was wondering is there any way to fix that without having to replace my whole intake?
Jun 8, 2016 at 5:33 PM
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HMAC300
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the temperature sensor is in the thermostat housing not the intake. check items in pictue as it may be a relay or fuse and not sensor. these are in the under hood fuse box and marked on inner top.
Jun 8, 2016 at 11:17 PM
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