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My temperature hand is rising when my car is.

Tiny
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  • 2004 CHEVROLET IMPALA
  • 198,000 MILES
My temperature hand is rising when my car is setting still and when I drive down the highway it drops back to normal. It looks like have a some radiator fluid leaking on top of my engine next to the intake.
Monday, December 24th, 2012 AT 10:31 AM

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Tiny
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Check to see if your fans are kicking on. Thre is a fuse and relay in undrhood fuse box
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Monday, December 24th, 2012 AT 2:23 PM
Tiny
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The fans are running, that's the only thing that's keeping the car from boiling over.
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Monday, December 24th, 2012 AT 3:34 PM
Tiny
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Ok then when hot shut car off andfeelon radiator for cold spots if you have cold spots the rad need s to be replaced as it should be same tem p all over
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Monday, December 24th, 2012 AT 5:45 PM

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