1996 Pontiac Grand Am

Tiny
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1996 Pontiac Grand Am 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Manual

WHY WHEN THE TEMP RISE MY ENGINE CUT OFF. BUT AS LONG AS I'M DRIVING WITH OUT STOPPING IT'S FINE, JUST WHEN THE TEMP. RISE OVER HALF WAY. WHEN THAT HAPPEN I HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR MORE BEFORE IT WILL START.
Friday, July 16th, 2010 AT 12:49 PM

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Tiny
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Make sure cooling fans are working.
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Saturday, July 17th, 2010 AT 8:45 AM
Tiny
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The cooling fan is working just find, I have no ideal what the problem could be.
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 AT 3:47 PM
Tiny
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The gauge or sender could be bad.

Could also be waterpump, or blockage in cooling system.
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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 AT 6:57 AM

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