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1996 Chevy Cavalier

Tiny
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Engine Cooling problem
1996 Chevy Cavalier 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 130k miles

My car will run at a high temp within 5 min of driving. I have replace the water pump, the radiator cap, the thermostat twice, and have had the radiator flushed all within the last 6 months, but it still overheats. I checked the oil and it looks fine no sign of a cracked block. I noticed that there is smoke/steam coming out of the radiator when I open it.
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Monday, October 19th, 2009 AT 5:55 PM

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Tiny
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I bet you have a bad head gasket. Cavaliers are known for these anyway. The smoke that you see is exhaust vapors comming through the bad gasket into cooling system.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 AT 1:54 AM
Tiny
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Blown head gaskets on cavaliers is like people having coffee when they wake up.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 AT 2:05 AM
Tiny
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Yea I took a look at it and sure enough it was a head gasket
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 AT 4:50 PM
Tiny
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I'd like to take your vote for that one!
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 AT 7:22 PM

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