2004 Chevy Tracker overheating

ATHOMAS2006

MEMBER
2004 CHEVROLET TRACKER

Engine Cooling problem
2004 Chevy Tracker 6 cyl All Wheel Drive Automatic

hello, I will give u background info first. When I was going to work one day the car over heated and the battery died along with that the hose for the radiator came off. I got that fixed but I have been having problems with it over heating. I had the neighbor look at it and he said that it was the head gaskets. So I got them and had them replaced. But when I go the car back. Then one night I went to the store. When I came back out I and problems starting it. The battery was not completely dead. It wanted to turn over but it couldn't. After I got it jumped I made it home and gave it to the neighbor and told him what happened and he had it for 4 days now. And I just got it back and I was on my way home from work and I was at a stop light but it was trying to over heat so I put the heat on and made it home. But when I got home I turned the heat off and sat in idol for one minute. And it wanted to over heat again. Also I had the temperature thing replaced. I really don't want to take the car back to him. And I would have my step father look at it but he is in the hospital. I am honestly in a desperate situation is there any idea what the problem could be?

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BILLYMAC

MECHANIC
2,204 POSTS

Hi
i don, t think your cooling fan is working; you see when you turn on your heat in reality what you are doing is turning on the a/c fan which don't normally operate unless a/c is on or defroster.

You can check this fan yourself to isolate the prob start your car in your driveway let it sit there and run heater and a/c off. When your temp starts going half way or a little past you should hear a fan come on and the guage should go back down. If it keeps going up and fan don't come on this is your prob. Please write back if you have any more questions I will be glad to try and help