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Reply #15 – February 21, 2009, 09:37:07 PM

Quote from: atariman;257642

I hope for your sake that the heater core is good because those are a complete pain in the rear to change.

This is true, but its not hard. 5-6 hours for me and it was done and running.

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Reply #16 – February 21, 2009, 09:47:11 PM

Quote from: jpc647;258033

This is true, but its not hard. 5-6 hours for me and it was done and running.

Ive done it once before on my old cougar.. Bit of a PITA but not impossible.

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Reply #17 – February 21, 2009, 10:29:04 PM

Follow the Coolcats directions and you'll have it done in under 4 hours without taking breaks

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Reply #18 – February 22, 2009, 05:31:15 PM

yeah I had planned on printing em out and following them I have seen some on here say they work. When it finally stops snowing here I might be able to figure out whats wrong with her..

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Reply #19 – February 22, 2009, 08:22:55 PM

If it is the heater core, it's not that bad...2-3hrs if you're mechanically inclined and have some basic tools...the first time I did it, I read through the instructions like 5 times to familiarize myself with them...then kept them by my side when I was actually doing it...took me around 3hrs with frequent smoke breaks...the second time(a few short weeks later, because most parts house cores are junk) it took about 2.5 hrs.

Good luck,
Don

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Reply #20 – February 22, 2009, 08:59:53 PM

Its gotta be the thermostat or a bad/clogged radiator if I had to take a guess.

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Reply #21 – February 23, 2009, 01:31:23 AM

If the car is blowing a little more smoke...it could be the head gasket, cracked or warped head. I would run a compression test once the weather clears up. Is the coolant in the radiator foaming? Is it disappearing slowly? Is the engine running a little rough? Does it sound like it's missing?

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Reply #22 – March 10, 2009, 06:31:25 PM

Ok finally got a day to look into things... First I figured ive owned the car almost two years and havent flushed the system so I flushed out the coolant waited till fluid ran clear than replaced with 50/50 coolant. Put the new thermostat back in and started it... Here is the smoke I was talking about:

At this point the gauge says the car is warm its kinda cold outside around 30ish.

Now I am gonna throw out what im thinking and let me know if I am completely wrong or not. The coolant system flushed out so the water pump must be working? Again it flushed through so the heater core can not be clogged?? It ran for about 30 mins needle never got to the red but came close a few times it seems when you have the heat on high it goes down slightly but than goes right up again. Still baffling me that the car is getting to the point of overheating but no heat at all is coming out of the vents??? I was thinking about replacing the fan clutch and getting another thermostat tomorrow and replacing them but still leaves me wondering why no heat??? Another question is is the AC compressor supposed to kick on so much? Below is maybe a 30ish second video and it kicked on 3 or so times???

I am at a loss the overheating part I think I can handle but the fact that the car is almost overheating but still has no heat is killing me...

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Reply #23 – March 10, 2009, 06:47:37 PM

Head gasket... That much white smoke is not normal unless your at wide open throttle when its first warming up. I would do a compression test asap. It only takes a couple of minutes if you only do the drivers side. I know the passenger side sucks to get to.

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Reply #24 – March 10, 2009, 06:49:59 PM

Do 88 v-6's have map sensors? That is what my car looked like when the hose came off of it.

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Reply #25 – March 10, 2009, 06:52:57 PM

The A/C compressor shouldn't kick on at all, (*I'm pretty sure*) unless you're running A/C. I would look into checking you're climate control controls and make sure they are not screwed up somehow. They could be backwards and that would explain why the A/C is clutch is kicking on. The 20th i had in high school overheated when the A/C was on.

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Reply #26 – March 10, 2009, 06:56:00 PM

The A/C compressor will also kick on if you have the defrost on.

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Reply #27 – March 10, 2009, 06:58:15 PM

Quote from: Haystack;260635

Head gasket... That much white smoke is not normal unless your at wide open throttle when its first warming up. I would do a compression test asap. It only takes a couple of minutes if you only do the drivers side. I know the passenger side sucks to get to.

Im sure I could search it but how do I do a compression test??

Quote from: Rcarder407;260638

The A/C compressor will also kick on if you have the defrost on.

I did have the defroster on...

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Reply #28 – March 11, 2009, 12:32:08 AM

Im sure I could search it but how do I do a compression test??

Youll need a compression tester......looks like a gauge with a hose connected
first you need to trip the fuel pump shut off swtch in the trunk., and releive the fuel pressure by depressing the tire looking valve on your fuel rail
second, you take out all your spark plugs
third, one by one you screw in the comp. tester, where there was a spark plug, and turn the motor over three times... youll see the gauge bounce, and i belive the 3.8 was 170psi, but im not 100% on that.......
if they all are pretty close to each other, they should be fine, or theyre alll blown........but i doubt they all are...
its late so im going to bed, anybody else can chime in...............

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Reply #29 – March 12, 2009, 11:10:40 PM

Well I figured it out it was the fan clutch... Replaced yesterday and runs fine now no overheating and have plenty of heat again...