Engine Overheating while I drive?

Take it to a radiator shop and have them test the coolant for leaking head gaskets. They should be able to tell you exactly whats wrong with it.

Thanks I forgot to reply back last week, it was the water pump. Broken in three pieces. Plastic go figure. New ones metal and running great. Thanks for the replies though they did help and I checked all the other stuff as well.

I'll check for spark in the morning. Smoke was coming from under the hood and "Not" the exaust. I'll also try starer fluid as well. Thanks

Chonic overheat problem, either engine is ready to seize up or what?

I just got a 97 ford taurus gl. 160000 miles I dont have repair history, the car is in good shape it seems to be over heating, I don't think the electric fans are working. I need to get trouble shooting steps to diagnose the problem. Thanks. Brian

Thanks for the quick reply, I know it is fuse #10 from manual however the top of the box is missing not sure which fuse it is or if missing all fuses are good but there are empty spaces

Ford Taurus 1997, thermostat is good when the a/c is on the motor for the fan does not turn on changed the thermostat/ flushed the radiator, only overheats when idol heater not working check engine light on.

Engine Cooling problem
1997 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive

The car gets hot and smells like its burning then starts to lose power. I noticed that the electric fans werent coming on. But when I turn the AC on the fans come on it sounds like a temp sensor but I looked and cant see where it is. Could you tell me if it sounds like this could be the problem and where the temp sensors are?

I checked continuity in the sensor and the circuit is open with no resistance but when I checked the wires to see if there was resistance in the rest of the loop I git 58 ohms of resistance? It looks like there is two sensors one only has one wire coming out of it the other has two thats the one I checked.

Engine Cooling problem
1997 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 200k miles

ok so my roomates car is a 97 ford taures gl and has a coolant leak right behind one of the pullies that holds the serpentine belt. it is coming out of a hole that looks pre drilled. when I put coolant in the resivour in about 3 seconds I will see the coolant start to leave through this hole. I would like to know if it is fixable and if so how. if any further info. is needed ask I will provide to the best of my knowledge.

I am having the same issue, major leak from the same hole. Its on the pulley mount. Is there a screw or something that may have fallen out?

My car (97 Ford Taurus 6.0) was overheating, so I took it to the gas station to put some water in the radiator reservoir. As I was filling it up, I watched this light brown substance come leaking out the bottom of my car (passenger side, under the hood). The next day, my car overheated again, and the reservoir was empty already, so I took it in to a shop and they said it was the heater core, and it's going to be over $600 to fix it. Is this an accurate price, or is there something else I can ask them to do that will be less expensive? He said the hole was pretty good sized, and he'd have to take the whole dash out to get to the heater core. Is that true?