02 cavalier over heating

Asked by GuruY94W2 Feb 17, 2018 at 10:41 PM about the 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier Coupe FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2002 chevy cavalier that's over
heating.the radiator is not getting hot  or the
hoses to and from radiator .the resivore gets
so hot it starts to melt from steam .what will
cause this ?

6 Answers

40,125

a totally stuck thermostat closed, stopping flow thru rad. will do this the only cooling you have is the heater ,so turn it up to super high , to help but still driving it will warp the heads from to much heat after a while

30

Replace the thermostat and also make sure that there is enough antifreeze to get to the top of the motor aka heads 1 on a four cylinder two on a v6/v8. Go to you tube and learn what to do and how... You overlooking for a bleeder valve in your engine. Let the air out until the anti freeze show then lock it down. And your reserve always e you l d have water aka antifreeze. But then maybe it's to late if you melted it...and the engine. It's called basic car maintenance 101.

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30

Actually when was the last time you checked the oil dipstick for the correct amount of oil some say 710 cover is where you add oil if needed. The oil stick tells you how much you need to add if any.. depends oh on quality and engineers expediency...

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1,095

Should be simply a bad thermostat , also I haven't used water in my radiator for at least 40 years , I just add Anti Freeze !!

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