2000 Ford Contour Heating/Cooling

2000 FORD CONTOUR
108,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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HAWKEYE
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Heat works rarely and only for 1-4 minutes at a time when it finally works. Mostly does not work. Car is Overheating! I took it in to a respected local shop and they are scratching their heads. They tried two different thermostats and flushed the radiator. I took it back two days later and they bled all the air out of the lines but still no luck. Its not leaking antifreeze or anything. And when the heat does work it gets pretty hot but as soon as it goes hot it goes very cold. I have only owned the car for two weeks now and don't know what to do. What would make it work sometimes and not others when i'm not doing anything different?
Dec 8, 2008 at 6:43 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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I would suspect a headgasket


ask them to check the head gasket
specially if its overheating
Dec 8, 2008 at 7:11 PM
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