1994 Ford Tempo overheated coolent is orange started a tapp

1994 FORD TEMPO
125,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DEBBYPHOTIS
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lost power i taped the break and it shutdown
Mar 6, 2009 at 3:50 PM
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DAVE H
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have the cylinders compression tested ! suspect headgasket .. does the car start back up when cooled ?


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Mar 6, 2009 at 7:00 PM
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FIXITMR
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lets see,coolant is orange.car overheated and when you step on break it stalled?most overheated cars stall easy/quit.hopefully you did no damage and can wait till cool and try again.question is why did it overheat?is your colling fan working?is your water pump belt on and working ok?do you have a temperature gauge?if it's getting too hot stop and shut it off.
Mar 6, 2009 at 9:12 PM