My 2000 Focus wagon is overheating...

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Rookee - 23 Oct 2004 13:44 GMT

MY wagon is overheating, it did leak some anti-freeze, the problem is i
cant find any broken hoses, or where the leak is coming from. When the car
is idling in park the temp gauge oes to abot half way, when i drive it
even a very short distance it overheats. I noticed that when i turned on
the heater it was blowing very warm air out, it was also making some king
of banging noise from under the dash somewhere... What can it be be..water
pump? Radiator? PLease help...

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Michael Heiming - 23 Oct 2004 14:10 GMT

In alt.autos.ford.focus Rookee <rookee@optonline.net>:

> MY wagon is overheating, it did leak some anti-freeze, the problem is i
> cant find any broken hoses, or where the leak is coming from. When the car
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> of banging noise from under the dash somewhere... What can it be be..water
> pump? Radiator? PLease help...

Broken cylinder head gasket is another possible reason, to you
see white smoke from the exhaust? There are a few other, get some
dealer who knows what he's doing looking after it.

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Dave Gower - 23 Oct 2004 18:11 GMT

> MY wagon is overheating, it did leak some anti-freeze, the problem is i
> cant find any broken hoses, or where the leak is coming from. When the car
> is idling in park the temp gauge oes to abot half way, when i drive it
> even a very short distance it overheats. I noticed that when i turned on
> the heater it was blowing very warm air out, it was also making some king
> of banging noise from under the dash somewhere

I have three guesses:
a) thermostat
b) thermostat
or, most likely
c) thermostat

Routine, cheap fix, but don't delay or it could get expensive. Go to a good
shop (dealer or cooling system specialist) that can do a complete flush and
pressure check.

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