Overheating

1,000,000 MILES • 1.4L
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DENNIS BAZZELL
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Overheats when driven but not idling.
Oct 18, 2019 at 2:22 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon,

This could be a clogged radiator. You need an infrared light to test the temperature of the upper part of the radiator and then the lower part. There needs to be 40 degrees difference between the top and bottom.

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

Roy
Oct 18, 2019 at 3:29 AM
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