THE COMPUTER DEPENDS ON CONSTANT OPERATING TEMPERATURE TO RUN EFFICIENTLY (MPG AND PERFORMANCE WILL PROBABLY LACK)EVEN OLDER NON-COMPUTER CARS WOULD NOT RUN PEAK PERFORMANCE UNLESS TEMP WAS A CERTAIN DEGREE AND CONSTANT......"NO THERMOSTAT" WAS NORMALLY A "GET BY" OR AN "EMERGENCY MEASURE"
YOUR PROBLEM MAYBE SIMPLE OR COULD BE COMPLEX AND EXPENSIVE
REPAIRING IT CORRECTLY IS PROBABLY BEST AND LENGTHEN ITS LIFE
THINGS TO CHECK OR DO
HAVE RADIATOR FLUSHED PROFESSIONALLY (RODDED OUT ETC) AUTO PARTS STORE FLUSHES JUST DON'T CUT IT FOR EXTREME BUILDUP
DOES THE COOLING FAN COME ON WHILE DRIVING? CAN YOU HEAR IT? MAYBE THE FAN RELAY IS INTERMITTENT AND IT DOES NOT WORK WHEN IT SHOULD
ARE YOU USING COOLANT IN W/ THE WATER?
CAN YOU PARK SOMEWHERE "PRETTY" AND LOOK FOR LEAKS?
RADIATOR HOSES IN GOOD SHAPE--NOT SQUISHY AND SUCKING FLAT DUE TO WATER PUMP SUCTION?
ARE THE RADIATOR FINS CLEAN?...OTHER RADIANT DEVICES IN FRONT OF IT CLEAN??
PROBABLY THE WORST CASE WOULD BE HEAD-GASKET FAILURE, IT MAY NOT BE SEVERE AND SHOW UP LIKE A RACE CAR BLOWING A GASKET....BUT IT CAN BE TESTED, THERE IS A CHEMICAL TEST THAT CAN BE DONE
GOOD LUCK
KEEP US INFORMED
THE MEDIC
Dec 22, 2011 at 7:45 PM
