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1993 Mercury Sable over heating

Tiny
CHARLIEPOLACEK
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  • 1993 MERCURY SABLE
  • 3.8L
  • V6
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 126,867 MILES
The car has been overheating in the worm weather and never worms up in the cold
Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 AT 5:06 AM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Is the coolant level full? Have you checked the thermostat? Are the cooling fans coming on?
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2015 AT 5:23 AM
Tiny
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Most likely your water pump has failed.

Generally the Thermostat which is the easiest to blame here, is not the cause of your problem. If the car is over heating in the summer time, then the water pump will need to be replaced. In the winter time, sometimes the thermostat is to blame, but often on these cars, the blend door actuator is the cause of having no heat.
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 AT 11:52 AM
Tiny
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The blend air door has nothing to do with overheating.
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 AT 7:51 PM

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