88 camaro 5.0 tpi overheating

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Old 02-19-2014, 09:26 PM
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This car keeps boiling over and overheating. I replaced radiator and cap thermostat and housing flush radiator . Fans work properly there's no water in the oil so I don't know why it's overheating the upper radiator hose get really stiff when it's got and I just replaced thermostat please help someone who knows these cars better
 
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Old 02-20-2014, 07:57 AM
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Pull spark plugs and inspect them.
The cleanest one would be a tale-tale sign of a leaky compression gases into the coolant system, since upper hose is really tight.
 
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Old 02-20-2014, 10:20 AM
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When does it overheat...in traffic, out on the highway, or both? If only out on the highway, then look underneath the front of the car for the air dam. It's a piece of plastic that's angled like a spoiler, which directs air up and through the radiator. If that's missing, your engine will run hot when on the open road, just the fan isn't enough.
 
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Old 02-25-2014, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Everett#2390
Pull spark plugs and inspect them.
The cleanest one would be a tale-tale sign of a leaky compression gases into the coolant system, since upper hose is really tight.
so if there's a clean speak plug that's a bad sign what should I do then?
 
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Old 02-25-2014, 02:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Camaro 69
When does it overheat...in traffic, out on the highway, or both? If only out on the highway, then look underneath the front of the car for the air dam. It's a piece of plastic that's angled like a spoiler, which directs air up and through the radiator. If that's missing, your engine will run hot when on the open road, just the fan isn't enough.
Yea it has the plastic under there and it overheats either parked or driving.
 
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Old 02-25-2014, 01:49 PM
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Check your ignition timing. Too far retarded or advanced can make the engine run too hot.
 
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