The other day, I was driving home and I didn't have much in the way of heat. I figured I had a problem with the radiator, so wasn't surprising to see the radiator was about 1/2 a bottle of coolant down.
However, when I filled it up, what looked like someone poured coffee grounds into a blender. Last weekend, I disconnected all of the hoses and used some pressurized water and blew it through the engine, heater core and radiator. All kinds of brown liquidy $#!t spewed out of the hoses. I then reconnected all of the hoses and filled the cooling system with Dex-Cool and warm water.
I thought this would have solved the problem plus revealed where the leak was. I drove the car, brought it up to temperature and there are NO leaks that I can see NOR were there any puddles of liquid on the ground.
I drove the car to work this morning, and it never registered over 200 degrees (I have a 180 degree thermostat in the car). In fact, I just replaced the 160 degree thermostat, so the car will run warmer for the winter. Anyway, the car NOW isn't blowing ANY heat, but the hoses going to the heater core are HOT. However, the A/C condenser was cold and full of condensation.
Does my HVAC sound like it's malfunctioning or FUBAR'd?
Also, today when I was driving the car, I was constantly checking under the car, and popping the hood to feel the radiator cap. I couldn't find any apparent leaks and the cap was hot. When I got home tonight, the radiator was again about a 1/4 to a 1/2 bottle of coolant low.
To me, this sounds like a bad radiator OR maybe some sort of leak somewhere. Because I can't see or SMELL anything, I'm thinking I have a blown head gasket or something.
You 3800 guy's on here have forgotten more than I've ever learned about these cars so I need your help to try to figure this out. ANY idea's? I want to say it's the HVAC, but the dials all feel like they turn the same. The vents all work properly, the blower motor works great, other than the air that comes out is colder than the outside air.
Engine: 3800 V6 Firebird with a T5 Manual
Mileage: about 105,000
Recent clutch replacement
I don't think the car doesn't run too hot for the thermostat
Most of the coffee ground $#!T was flushed out.
PLEASE HELP!
However, when I filled it up, what looked like someone poured coffee grounds into a blender. Last weekend, I disconnected all of the hoses and used some pressurized water and blew it through the engine, heater core and radiator. All kinds of brown liquidy $#!t spewed out of the hoses. I then reconnected all of the hoses and filled the cooling system with Dex-Cool and warm water.
I thought this would have solved the problem plus revealed where the leak was. I drove the car, brought it up to temperature and there are NO leaks that I can see NOR were there any puddles of liquid on the ground.
I drove the car to work this morning, and it never registered over 200 degrees (I have a 180 degree thermostat in the car). In fact, I just replaced the 160 degree thermostat, so the car will run warmer for the winter. Anyway, the car NOW isn't blowing ANY heat, but the hoses going to the heater core are HOT. However, the A/C condenser was cold and full of condensation.
Does my HVAC sound like it's malfunctioning or FUBAR'd?
Also, today when I was driving the car, I was constantly checking under the car, and popping the hood to feel the radiator cap. I couldn't find any apparent leaks and the cap was hot. When I got home tonight, the radiator was again about a 1/4 to a 1/2 bottle of coolant low.
To me, this sounds like a bad radiator OR maybe some sort of leak somewhere. Because I can't see or SMELL anything, I'm thinking I have a blown head gasket or something.
You 3800 guy's on here have forgotten more than I've ever learned about these cars so I need your help to try to figure this out. ANY idea's? I want to say it's the HVAC, but the dials all feel like they turn the same. The vents all work properly, the blower motor works great, other than the air that comes out is colder than the outside air.
Engine: 3800 V6 Firebird with a T5 Manual
Mileage: about 105,000
Recent clutch replacement
I don't think the car doesn't run too hot for the thermostat
Most of the coffee ground $#!T was flushed out.
PLEASE HELP!