I took my car for a drive today. Tested it out with my polish job on the intake and TB and got new exhaust. So i was out for about 10 minutes ripping it pretty good, when i got home i check the temp. gauge and it was like 3/4 the way up there and also on the driver side it smelt a little like burning plastic and something else i find hard to explain. any suggestions would be great. The top of the engine was really hot, like if you touched it for a couple seconds you would have a hell of a burn. please help me.


It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble an automobile, and one nut to scatter it all over the road

forgot to add that its almost like a chemically smell to it. could it be clutch cuz was on gravel but when i switched from first to second going pretty good second was going then it kinda settled down but the engine was still givener.


It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble an automobile, and one nut to scatter it all over the road

stuck thermostat?

not sure why this is in the performance section but you need to figure out why your car is overheating first...bad thermy or air pocket is generall your first guess.

best suggestion for now is to by a new thermostat and seal, install them and then jack up the passanger side up (fairly high) and fill it back up.

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I put it in here because this is where the most post's happen so i thought someone would see it and be able to help me out. thanks im gonna try that out, but why would my engine be super hot, and when i checked it out approximately 2 hours later it was still pretty damn hot.


It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble an automobile, and one nut to scatter it all over the road

because engines get hot



JBO since July 30, 2001

Hey smart ass, they don't normally get as hot as it was. I thought it was unusual, especially when you smell something funky under the hood. so keep your smart ass remarks to yourself and read a little bit more to know what you actually trying to say.


It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble an automobile, and one nut to scatter it all over the road

i would make sure you check around everything you took apart and worked on, make sure nothings out of place, and everything is connected where its supposed to go.


Then Id make sure i had the proper amount of coolant and that it was bled correctly and run it again, only id drive it normally to test it next time and see what happens before you start to hog on the throttle.




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Thanks so much matt linke, i will do this i know i have enough coolant but it looks pretty nasty so i think thats what im gonna do, and i have checked it over to make sure everything is in the right place.


It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble an automobile, and one nut to scatter it all over the road

I am going to venture to say that it is only because you romped on it a lot.
The temp can go up more than you might expect if the coolant has no time to cool off.


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