1999 Ford Taurus Car overheating daily

Have you flushed the radiator and engine block? Also, have you checked engine compression to make sure it's not a head gasket? Also, when this happens, have you checked to see if one of the radiator hoses is collapsing?

Yes I have flushed both radiator and block. No I haven't checked the compression but with this problem happening for a few months now if it was the head gasket I would have thought that I would have seem something in the oil. Maybe not??? Haven't noticed hoses collapsing will check that tomorrow. Is a rotted out radiator a common possible thing?? Meaning the inner workings are somewhat rusted away? When I flushed it I did and still do get somewhat of a rusty color even though I use a green antifreeze not the orange stuff. and this is when I flush from the resoviour through the radiator taking the hose loose at the thermo stat before it goes back into engine.

Actually, you don't have to see coolant in the oil to have a bad head gasket. It could be leaking compression and you would never know.

As far as the radiator, what happens is they corrode inside and don't allow the coolant to properly circulate. If there are any radiator shops near you, you may want to remove the radiator and have it rodded out. They actually boil the radiator in a solution that will eliminate the corrosion and build up. Where I am, near Pittsburgh, there is a shop that does it for around 30 bucks, and when they finish, you can't tell the radiator from a new one. They have always worked for me for years after the work is done.

Keep in mind, flushing from the overflow really doesn't allow that much pressure to clean out the radiator, so this may be a condsideration for you.

Thank you very much, gave me some other things to look at. Appreciate all the help, I'll see where it goes from here.

Let me know what you find.

Joe