Engine overheating problem?

are the radiator fan(s) coming on properly? also feel the radiator hoses to ensure you can feel pressure going through system. Please check out this guide

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-overheating-or-running-hot

Please run down this guide and report back.

Yes i have checked the fans they are coming on properly and there is pressure running through the hoses i also checked to see if there was leaking from the heater core it all checked out alright

only thing left is the radiator itself then or air in the system, try purging all air out of the cooling system.

Thanks for the advise i believe the radiator is the problem, Now i have another problem as i was checking all these thing i noticed the car was running ruff and the engine light came on, i checked the code and it was #3 cylinder miss firing so i checked the compression on the cylinder and i have 60 pounds of pressure can you tell me is this rings or valves im assuming that the reason is that it got hot .

Thanks

most likely cracked cylinder head gasket or cracked head itself from overheating

I was on my way to school this morning and all of the sudden a dash light came on and the temprature gauge rocketed to the top. After I pulled over and turned the car off....let it cool...It was fine. Looked under the hood and no smoke or smell. What could be the cause for this?

Could be a sticky thermostat. Start with a cooling systemn service and a new t-stat. Did it overheat while moving or sittin gstill? be sure the cooling fans work

I was coming to a stop light and slowing down....I remember now that it did get a little warm in the car and the windows did fog up? I was gonna have the coolant flushed but the dealer told me that it wasnt neccissary. Do i need to have that done?

Have the system pressure tested, if the windows fogged up it may have blown the heater core. Is the floor wet on Pass side?

i replaced the Thermostats and upper radiator hose but did not do a flush. the car temperature raises above half after a while with the ac on. my questions are, where is the drain plug for the radiator? and what could be the problem of it overheating

Hi unknown18,

After the repairs carried out, you need to bleed the cooling system. since you have already run the vehicle, remove the radiator cap when engine is cold. Top up coolant and run engine with radiator cap off. top up coolant if required and when coolant level stabilises, close the radiator and retest.

The radiator drain plug is on either the left or right inner side of lower radiator housing.

Car overheat when AC is ON after being in traffic for about 20mins, I do hear the water in the reservoir boiling seriously. The two fan blows ok , but doesn`t overheat when on when there is no traffic and AC is ON. Please what do I need to do?

please what is likely to happen to a car if water comes out from the radiator cover when the car is on the road?

Possible faulty thermostst or reduced cooling capacity of radiator

Thanks how can l check d cooling of the radiator? Thou am using the car in nigeria but due to the hot weather in nigeria which has really caused overheating and damaged the car engine the thermostat was removed and the fan was connected direct.

when engine warmed feel along radiator core see if cooler at bottom than top woyld indicate corroson in radiator. maybe can flush. also spray water on radiator if temp drops good indication of radiator fault if temp does not drop then may have exhaust gas intrusion into cooling jacket

Thanks Doc, I noticed that the water in the radiator has change seems like there is corrossion in the radiator, because the water do wet the radiator cover and it has changed color and even the water reserve plastic has brownish color. I wil check the radiator and get back to you.

Hi Doc, the radiator was warm its not cool at all when I felt it after the engine has warm for 20mins.

The water in the reservoir coolant bubbles and I noticed that the upper and lower hose are hot seriously, can it be radiator problem? pls help.

Problem rectified, radiator was drain and washed, the temperature has remain normal since then

My car will over heat ,but the hot/cold gauge will not indicate it. well it over heated and thecar stopped. I let it cool down ,but it wouldn't start back up. I just had the distrubutor replaced 2 times. in 2 weeks period?? help

overheated and wouldnt start, i would like you to check the compression on all the cylinders to see if you warped the head.

how do you know it overheated?

My car is saying that it is overheating because anytime that we turn on the car, the thermometer needle goes to the H. We replaced the thermometer thinking that was what was wrong, but it didn't fix the problem. We then change the heat sensor, but it's still doing it. We open the radiator cap, and it isn't hot at all, and the liquid is hot either, so we don't know what is going on. Please let me know if you have any ideas of what is wrong with the car. Thank you for your help.

Hi:
It sounds like you have a bad temp sending unit, or you have a short.

The sending unit should be inexpensive, so you may want to try that first. If it doesn't work, I would recommend you take the car to a qualified auto electric shop and allow them to find the short.

Joe

I have repaired several things and the car continues to overheat. Have recently replaced both heater hoses and thermostat. After taking the car home, was missing, so we took it back in for a complete tune up. Ran fine for a couple of weeks. Now overheating again. This is my daughters car - needs to be reliable!

Also, during hot weather, driving along, the engine just cuts out. You can pull over and turn off the engine for a minute or two and it starts again. But not good to be driving on the interstate and possibly cut out.

Any help on these issues would be greatly appreciated!!

Start with the cooling fan(s) do they come on when the car warms up? Do they start when the A/C is turned on?
As far as you can tell is the car loosing coolant?

Not losing coolant. I have seen several things on the internet about checking the fans. That was going to be the next thing.

Also beware, Chrysler uses waterpumps with plastic impeller blades, these do crack.

Engine Cooling problem
1998 Dodge Stratus Automatic

I have a Dodge Stratus and my problem is that it over heats. Well, I dont know if you can call it over heating, but when I drive the car the heat will go half way and when I stop the car it starts to bubble; sometimes it bubbles over and sometimes it doesn't. Other times it runs fine. So my question is, what is wrong with the vehicle?

Did you try an new radiator cap? It may be leaking letting air into it causing it to sound like it's boiling. It's a quick fix if that's what it is, like $5.