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2003 Chevrolet Corvette Repair Question


Topics covered: Cooling fan, Radiator, Thermostat.
Mileage: 83,000 miles.

Asked on December 9, 2010

Corvette overheating

My vette started to overhead while going through a drive-thru. I checked the fluid, OK. So, I changed the thermostat. Still overheating. I changed the water pump and It's still overheating. What's the deal? I have a c5 2003 covette. 5.7L
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Replied on December 9, 2010

Cooling fan comming on?

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Replied on December 9, 2010

Yes. It has two cooling fans and they are both on by 230 degrees.

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Replied on December 9, 2010

O.K. overheating like boiling over ? temp 250+?

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Replied on December 9, 2010

yes! I have gotten it to 253. The car was running great! I already checked out all of the other fluids.

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Replied on December 9, 2010

Well that leaves insufficant radiator function . See if RAD is cooler on bottom may need infared temp tool

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