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1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass TROUBLESHOOTING OVER HEATING PROBLE

Tiny
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  • 1999 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 60,000 MILES
ALREADY REPLACED WATER PUMP, THEMOSTAT, FUSES, RELAYS, HEAD GASKET. NO LEAKS IN HEATER COIL, STILL SMELLS OF ANITFREEZE,
STILL RUNS ABOVE NORMAL TEMP. AND SOMETIMES OVERHEATS. WHAT ELSE CAN I CHECK?
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 AT 9:20 PM

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Tiny
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Flush the cooling system, including draining the block. If equipped with Dex-Cool you may want to inspect the intake manifold gaskets. Check with GM about a recall concerning this problem.
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Friday, August 29th, 2008 AT 5:28 AM
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Www. Dexcoolsettlements. Com

IS the radiator cap holding pressure?

Make sure you bled all the air out.

Did you shave the heads when doing the headgasket job?
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Friday, August 29th, 2008 AT 5:34 AM

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