Car keeps running hot

Asked by Tara777 Feb 26, 2016 at 07:36 AM about the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT

Question type: General

I have had a thermostat put in twice,a intake
manifold was done I don't know what it could
be,the engine seems fine.

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Rowefast answered 8 years ago

Has the cooling system ben purged from the air pockets when refilling with coolant? And do the fans turn on?

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Guru9VZZM answered 6 years ago

Do run a change the water pump change the thermostat he time I put water in it I can only run for about 15 minutes and it gets real hot

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Rowefast answered 6 years ago

9VZZM, make sure the cooling system was purged from air. To check for a bad head gasket, do a cylinder compression test. You would find 1 or 2 cylinders low on compression next to each other. Here is a video on how to purge the cooling system... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUpXgAJ1gjU

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