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hi all,
New to the group. I have a 93 Festiva I just picked up last week. Radiator had a hole in it so I replaced that today. Did not do thermostat. Pretty sure core is clogged only one hose gets hot. Haven’t tried to flush it out yet. Filled radiator useing a radiator funnel. Gauge fluctuated 50-75% during this process.System seemed to burp well or so I thoght. Soon as I turned off car the reservoir overflowed quite a bit. Let it cool topped back off and all seemed fine. Test drove the car and temp stayed right in the middle car feels strong. Drove threw my nehborhood slowly (about 5 minutes 5-10 mph no stop signs) pulled into my driveway temp gauge now up to 75%. Shut the car off and it sounded as the coolant was boiling. Could heat a slight hiss at radiator cap and bubbles in res. I’ve herd this could be head gasket? Could it be anything else? And yes cooling fan is working. Thanks!
New to the group. I have a 93 Festiva I just picked up last week. Radiator had a hole in it so I replaced that today. Did not do thermostat. Pretty sure core is clogged only one hose gets hot. Haven’t tried to flush it out yet. Filled radiator useing a radiator funnel. Gauge fluctuated 50-75% during this process.System seemed to burp well or so I thoght. Soon as I turned off car the reservoir overflowed quite a bit. Let it cool topped back off and all seemed fine. Test drove the car and temp stayed right in the middle car feels strong. Drove threw my nehborhood slowly (about 5 minutes 5-10 mph no stop signs) pulled into my driveway temp gauge now up to 75%. Shut the car off and it sounded as the coolant was boiling. Could heat a slight hiss at radiator cap and bubbles in res. I’ve herd this could be head gasket? Could it be anything else? And yes cooling fan is working. Thanks!
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