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Car Overheating with thermostat but running fine without a thermostat

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Old 02-26-2012, 06:17 PM
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Default Car Overheating with thermostat but running fine without a thermostat

Turns out it was the thermostat. I drove it without the thermostat for about half a day and the car never overheating or spilled coolant from the radiator cap like it did before. Once I put a new thermostat in it went back to overheating and spilling all my coolant from the radiator cap. I ended up taking the thermostat out again and the car runs fine again. I know that I shouldn't drive it without the thermostat but I don't know how to fix this problem. Any suggestions?
 
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Old 02-28-2012, 02:40 PM
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It's not opening up.
 
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Old 02-29-2012, 02:27 AM
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Possible top of radiator is filled with corrossion.
 
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Old 03-02-2012, 04:15 PM
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I had the same problem. Replaced the radiator. Problem gone.
 
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Old 10-28-2012, 09:54 PM
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Had a car a while ago that the head gasket was leaking compression into coolant and the air would gather at thermostat and thermostat doesn't get hot enough to open with air around it.
 
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Old 01-16-2013, 08:21 AM
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You maybe putting the thermostat in backwards also.
 
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