92 es300 overheating when not running on road

1992 LEXUS ES 300
183,000 MILES
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NSCORPION809
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Car over heat whenever is not on the road and reservor. Fills up whit antifreeze
Apr 20, 2012 at 1:37 PM
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NSCORPION809
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Need help
Apr 20, 2012 at 1:38 PM
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HMAC300
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when car gets hot, turn engine off and disconnect fans, put hand on rad in several spots, if rad has cold spots then it needs replacing.
Apr 20, 2012 at 2:23 PM
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How would I know if it not the water pump or thermostat because it not leaking
Apr 20, 2012 at 2:52 PM
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What it does is when it get hot motor send antifreeze back to.the water resever and its star boiling in side of it
Apr 20, 2012 at 2:56 PM
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HMAC300
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if the thermostat or wp was bad it would overheat allthe time.
Apr 20, 2012 at 3:11 PM
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NSCORPION809
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I feel that the fan is running to slow and fan kick on whenever isometric drive is this is the way is suppost to work
Apr 20, 2012 at 3:46 PM
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NSCORPION809
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How do I know if it a fan problem does it turn on and of even if the car is in normal temp
Apr 20, 2012 at 3:49 PM
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HMAC300
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you have a sender to turn it on, when it oerheats it should there is also a relay, oneof htose could be bad. try replacing relay with known good one in underhood box. is fan getting power? check that too.
Apr 20, 2012 at 7:31 PM
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NSCORPION809
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I change thermostat water pump and timing chane but it stillheats up my mechanical say is the power steering pump that that making the fan turn on when it supposition to
May 17, 2012 at 3:57 PM
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HMAC300
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check the rad like i sltated in first response.
May 17, 2012 at 4:02 PM
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NSCORPION809
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I changed water pump thermostat timebelt fan is running but car still over heat don't know what wrong with the car engine the radiator not leaking and its look new whenever I went to open Hood fan is working a felt cool don't know what it IA please need a little help
May 28, 2012 at 1:19 AM
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