Overheating problem
About 2 years ago my car had an overheating
problem that required the elbows to be
changed. We changed them and it ran
GREAT for about a year and a half and it had
an awful overheating problem. It got so hot
that I would press the gas and the car would
tick over and over and wouldn’t accelerate
and said shut engine down. I immediately
parked it and haven’t touched it since
because I had a baby and didnt have the
money to fix it. I’m now wanting to figure the
problem out and try to see what’s wrong. I
“burped” the system to eliminate air pockets
but the radiator does have THICK sludge in
it. I’m thinking this is the problem but I don’t
know if it’s a head gasket or not. I don’t want
to pour money into this car not knowing. Any
ideas? Also. The overflow tank has a crack in
it but holds enough water below the crack. It
isn’t the water pump. I’m just at a loss