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mcipoletti - 21 Sep 2005 14:04 GMT

I drove into work this morning and everything seemed fine. Car was running
ok no worries. I parked the car and sat in it for a minute finishing up a
song on the radio. When I turned the car off it made funny sound and I
wasnt sure what it was so I turned the car back on and the temperature
gauge shot all the way up??!!?? What would suddenly casue that?
-Matt

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Coasty - 21 Sep 2005 22:06 GMT

A stuck thermostat

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>I drove into work this morning and everything seemed fine. Car was running
> ok no worries. I parked the car and sat in it for a minute finishing up a
> song on the radio. When I turned the car off it made funny sound and I
> wasnt sure what it was so I turned the car back on and the temperature
> gauge shot all the way up??!!?? What would suddenly casue that?
> -Matt

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Vrz Nws - 29 Sep 2005 14:54 GMT

Many possibilities...

..thermostat
..radiator cap
..fadiator fan
..coolant level
..blown head gasket

tell more about the situation....
..A/C was running?
..white smoke coming out of the tailpipe?
..sweetish smell of antifreeze?
..ever go high while driving?

> I drove into work this morning and everything seemed fine. Car was running
> ok no worries. I parked the car and sat in it for a minute finishing up a
> song on the radio. When I turned the car off it made funny sound and I
> wasnt sure what it was so I turned the car back on and the temperature
> gauge shot all the way up??!!?? What would suddenly casue that?
> -Matt

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