HELP!!!!!!!!, one of those overheating problems Options

[Theshanon]

Sorry guys i tried to search but nothing came up!!

ANYWAYS, so my car is infact over heating.

First week i noticed this- K!!! so about a week ago my temp gauge started acting up....it would rise..then when i turn my heater on it would drop. Couple days later my heater would no longer work, so i checked my coolant and barley had anything left so i topped it up. Everything seemed fine for a bit, then a day or two after my temp gauge reach above 'H' and i pulled over and it sounded like my head was boiling a nice pot of soup. I waited a bit and quickly released the rad cap. It steemed for a bit (obviously) and i toped it off with coolant and it ran fine for a day or two. So today on my way to work i ended on heading back home on a flat bed. My temp gauge stayed at above 'H', no warm air....i topped it of with coolant, and i donno where it goes :| its hard for me to tell if theres a leak...and i hope its not my head gasket?

[alltracman78]

If it's real cold the fan won't necessarily come on.
The lower portion of the rad needs to get a certain temp for the switch to turn off [turning off turns the fan on].

Unplugging the switch was to confirm the fan motor and power circuit were working correctly. If you had unplugged it and the fan hadn't ran, that would indicate a problem in the power side of the circuit.
Leaving it unplugged will cause the fan to run constantly.
More wear on the fan and longer for your engine to heat up to operating temp.
Good for an emergency fix, but not long term IMO.

If you're staying in the middle and you're not loosing coolant you're probably ok.
But keep an eye on the temp and the fans until you can confirm the switch is working fine.



And you're welcome