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From: Keith on 11 Oct 2006 00:25
Consider the chance that you've got a blown head gasket as well.

Compression gas can vent into the coolant system and appear to be air.
Overheating naturally results.

<johngdole(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thermostat is one of the few OEM components I'll use. For just a few
> dollars more, get an OEM thermostat. Pick up a gallon of concentrate
> red coolant with coupon (I think around $13-14?). Use only DISTILLED
> water with the coolant and never use tap water.
>
> If the dealer has only the pink pre-dilluted stuff with hybrid organic
> acid technology then you might want to consider the new Prestone
> non-Dexcool universal coolant. I plan to use it with distilled water
> when the "factory red" stops selling. I don't think you can find green
> silicated Prestones nowadays, which is a good thing. They wear out the
> water pumps sooner.
>
> If you have air in the system (right next to the temp sensors), you'll
> get that reading problem. If you use the correct thermostat and still
> keep getting air in the system, then you still have a leak somewhere.
> With new sensor, water pump, radiator replaced, how about hoses and
> heater core? (Not that they are the problems) If those are fine then
> another source of air in the system is a leaky head gasket.
>
>
>
> Honda2nr wrote:
>> 1993 camry 2.2L , having a problem keeping air out of the system, or a
>> flow problem... I replaced both temp sensors, water pump, radiator,
>> stainless steel thermostat...and flushed the system with cleaner, and
>> put 50/50 prestone antifreeze with coolant system protector. I left the
>> cap off the radiator for about 1/2 hour to let the air out of the
>> system, closed it up and it ran fine, but now it seems to either be
>> getting air back into it or flow stopping?? i have no idea whats going
>> on with this thing.
>>
>> If im driving along at 60 and let off , it wants to stall unless i rev
>> it up and its fine again for a few mins. now, when i rev it up the
>> check engine light comes on quick and goes out and also the temp guage
>> goes past HOT untill the motor settles to low rpms again... sounds like
>> either air or flow stopping
>>
>>
>> HELP!!!!!
>


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