Hi, I've recently been having problems with my engine overheating. It works fine perfectly most of the time, until I go slightly uphill at a high speed. When this happens, the car just stops accelerating. Most times it will decelerate for a little while until I ease up on the gas, and then will accelerate again and constantly switch back and forth. The RPM’s seem to remain constant, just a loss in power.
Today it happened and I pulled over and looked under the hood and saw that the radiator tank was boiling over. This happened once before, where all the radiator fluid emptied so I just refilled it with water. I flushed it a couple weeks earlier to see if that would fix it, but no luck. The drain cap is securely on.
My best guess is the thermostat staying closed, but I am not sure. I might try replacing it but I just wanted to get some opinions first.
Any help is appreciated. Also I just wanted to say thanks to the people who reply to questions in here, you guys – and gals - are awesome :].
Today it happened and I pulled over and looked under the hood and saw that the radiator tank was boiling over. This happened once before, where all the radiator fluid emptied so I just refilled it with water. I flushed it a couple weeks earlier to see if that would fix it, but no luck. The drain cap is securely on.
My best guess is the thermostat staying closed, but I am not sure. I might try replacing it but I just wanted to get some opinions first.
Any help is appreciated. Also I just wanted to say thanks to the people who reply to questions in here, you guys – and gals - are awesome :].