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Overheating problem #1016870 07/30/04 07:14 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 862 9 96mercury OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP 96mercury Veteran CEG\'er 9 Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 862	Ok I have a new water pump, thermostat, coolant, oil, and a good headgasket yet the car will overheat if I start to do city driving. The fans do come on, but I don't know if they come on at the right time. Maybe my radiator fan switch is bad? Is this a common problem? If so what is the fix? Thanks in advance. ATX MTX swap, rear drum disc swap, drilled rotors, ported intake, optim throttle body, CAI, 7.5L MAF, adj. fuel regulator, longtube headers, underdrive pulley, no EGR, low inpedence bigger injectors, 2002 Focus Swap

Re: Overheating problem #1016871 07/30/04 11:07 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,017 Toronto, Canada C chongo Hard-core CEG\'er
chongo Hard-core CEG\'er C Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,017 Toronto, Canada	What engine do you have? Zetec or Duratec? Tough to tell you what to do as Zetecs run around the A or L of NORMAL on the temp gauge. Duratec's run around the O or R on the gauge. Lately it's been 30C here and my Duratec runs at the A during city driving. Normaly it's around the O. As long as it doesn't go into the red area your ok. 1996 2.5LT V6 Contour ATX My Tour+help/info pics E0 rims, Gutted Pre-Cats,CTA Custom Exhaust & Intake, Diablo Chip.

Re: Overheating problem #1016872 07/30/04 05:18 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 862 9 96mercury OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP 96mercury Veteran CEG\'er 9 Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 862	It's a zetec, the duratecs in the sable. Anyway thats good to know but most of my cars only hit the middle and stay there. Plus it does appear to be a little warm. Most of the time it stays in the middle and only hits the a to L in stop and go. ATX MTX swap, rear drum disc swap, drilled rotors, ported intake, optim throttle body, CAI, 7.5L MAF, adj. fuel regulator, longtube headers, underdrive pulley, no EGR, low inpedence bigger injectors, 2002 Focus Swap

Re: Overheating problem #1016873 07/31/04 11:52 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 6 Chicago, Illinois K karl1707 Newbie
karl1707 Newbie K Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 6 Chicago, Illinois	I have a 96 Mystique too and when I first bought it I had the same problem with it overheating. The dealer replaced the water pump, thermostat, and some other things but it never seemed to work right. Then one day I noticed a belt was cracked and replaced it for $10 and never have had a problem with the overheating since.

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