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1994 Chevy Camaro Quickly over heating in idle

Tiny
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  • 1994 CHEVROLET CAMARO
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 171,382 MILES
The car overheated on the freeway out of no where. When I had opened the hood there was coolant all over the driver side. Ever since then the car will overheat at the drop of a dime. Some suggested a bad freeze plug, but would that cause it to over heat at just idle? Any ideas?
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009 AT 9:41 AM

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Tiny
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Check cooling fan operation and thermostat maybe stuck shut. If fans work and top hose stays cool then replace thermo.
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009 AT 10:19 AM
Tiny
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Cooling fans work and I had recently replaced the thermostat
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009 AT 12:49 PM
Tiny
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Assume no coolant leaking out of engine. If yes have coolant checked for presence of CO. This would tell if a headgasket has failed.
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009 AT 2:35 PM

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