1999 Oldsmobile Aurora
4.0 Northstar V8
dash lights = no
Replaced cracked radiator
Done to repair = replaced radiator,thermostat,water pump, reservoir
cap, and flushed system.
tech = kk
question = ever since i replaced everything above the car still
overheats. When the car is running hot the coolant runs out of the reservoir
tank. At times when hot cold air blows out of the vents before turning
hot. If been told that it is possibly a bad guage or bad head. Please help
KK:
As long as there are no air pockets from the above repairs from not properly bleeding the
system then these conditions, along with the repairs already made, do make me think you
have head gasket problems. This engine was know for having headgasket problems causing
overheating, and blowing cold air when heater on. Sometimes the gasket forces compression
gasses into the cooling system, causing air pockets. The air pockets cause the boiling over,
and the no heater from heater.
4.0 Northstar V8
dash lights = no
Replaced cracked radiator
Done to repair = replaced radiator,thermostat,water pump, reservoir
cap, and flushed system.
tech = kk
question = ever since i replaced everything above the car still
overheats. When the car is running hot the coolant runs out of the reservoir
tank. At times when hot cold air blows out of the vents before turning
hot. If been told that it is possibly a bad guage or bad head. Please help
KK:
As long as there are no air pockets from the above repairs from not properly bleeding the
system then these conditions, along with the repairs already made, do make me think you
have head gasket problems. This engine was know for having headgasket problems causing
overheating, and blowing cold air when heater on. Sometimes the gasket forces compression
gasses into the cooling system, causing air pockets. The air pockets cause the boiling over,
and the no heater from heater.
2001 Oldsmobile Aurora
3.5 L V6
Repairs = GM dealer has trouble shot, cannot duplicate.
Question = Dear JK, my 2001 Olds Aurora ignition key sometimes cannot
be removed. This only happens on hot summer days here in Houston, 85-100
deg, after the car has sat in the sun all day long. At the end of the
day I start the car normally and drive about a 1.5 miles. Stop, put the car in park and turn off the
engine. The engine stops and then the key will not rotate to the off position. It stops just a smidge
past the accessory position. Transmission is not locked at this point. If I drive
longer (i.e. further) the problem is not present. This problem started
last summer but all this past winter the problem did not occur once,
it came back this summer... MORE
3.5 L V6
Repairs = GM dealer has trouble shot, cannot duplicate.
Question = Dear JK, my 2001 Olds Aurora ignition key sometimes cannot
be removed. This only happens on hot summer days here in Houston, 85-100
deg, after the car has sat in the sun all day long. At the end of the
day I start the car normally and drive about a 1.5 miles. Stop, put the car in park and turn off the
engine. The engine stops and then the key will not rotate to the off position. It stops just a smidge
past the accessory position. Transmission is not locked at this point. If I drive
longer (i.e. further) the problem is not present. This problem started
last summer but all this past winter the problem did not occur once,
it came back this summer... MORE
