I've got a 1995 GL, Duratec V6, with about 156,000 miles on her. A few months ago I was on a road trip and my car started to overheat. The gauge never did get to critical levels but it got very hot. The next day I had a new thermostat put in and a flush n' fill on the radiator. It helped but she still runs warm under certain conditions. If I'm able to keep moving, or average stop & go traffic, everything's fine. If I end up stopped with the engine running for any length of time then the gauge starts to creep up to about the halfway point. According to the FAQ/ Previous Post section:
"Lessons learned. If you do NOT have hot air from the heater when it overheats, its probably the pump. If you do have hot air but it overheats, its probably the thermostat, clogged radiator and/or upper hose." - The heat works fine, so I'm not sure if I should replace the water pump but the thermostat's been replaced and the radiator flush should've shown if it was clogged, so I'm stumped.
To speak freely, I need to get this taken care of before the weather starts getting hot again and I don't have a lot of money to spend replacing all kinds of things that don't need replacing yet. Thank you in advance for all of your help, I need it. And please explain things, as I'm new to the Contour and kind of a chimp when it comes to major mechanical repairs.
