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1995 Chevy Camaro overheating?

Tiny
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Engine Cooling problem
1995 Chevy Camaro 6 cyl Automatic 150000 miles

recently when I am driving anywhere, in about 5-10 min the temp gauge goes all the way past the red and sometimes it will rapidly go down to about 3/4.
The week before the temp went past full, the gauge would go a little past 3/4 and then back to half at random times.

The car seems to run fine.
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Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 AT 7:36 PM

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Tiny
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Replace the thermostat and see what happens
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Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 AT 7:38 PM
Tiny
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Is there anything I should check
or see if it isn't working
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Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 AT 8:30 PM
Tiny
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Are you actually overheating? Could be just the temp. Gauge out of calibration or the engine coolant temperature sensor. Once again you need to check the thermostat and report back its status
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010 AT 12:56 AM
Tiny
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No, it actually isn't overheating
I discovered the hose connecting to the thermostat housing was extremely hot, and the only hose to be hot.
I flushed out the coolant and added new coolant.
I changed the thermostat, but when I tried putting the housing back, the black gasket was not covered completely. Is that normal?
Anyway the temp still rose up
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010 AT 8:26 PM
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The gasket should not be showing redo it-if you're not overheating could be the coolant temperature sensor or the engine temperature gauge sender is defective-test it
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Friday, September 17th, 2010 AT 3:06 AM
Tiny
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Would it be safe it to test it without the thermostat?
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Friday, September 17th, 2010 AT 10:54 AM
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You can run it without the thermostat if this is what you're trying to say and see what happens
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Friday, September 17th, 2010 AT 12:34 PM

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