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#1 usafemployed

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Posted 21 February 2011 - 12:09 PM

:excl:new radiator coolant flush and waterpump fans rigged to stay on still overheating

new dayco tensioner installed but belt slips off tensioner help :excl:

#2 ChibiBlackSheep

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Posted 21 February 2011 - 12:30 PM

When it overheats, bleed your system completely. Then see if it overheats again, and bleed the system. If you keep getting air in the system you could possibly have a headgasket issue.

It's why I got rid of my 95 Lumina 6 years ago. I drove 8 miles and overheated 3 times and bled 3 times. I wasn't dealing with that anymore and didn't feel like doing the work (regret it now) sold the car for $100 to a mechanic friend and got a beater until I paid for the Monte.

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#3 Devin

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Posted 21 February 2011 - 09:14 PM

usafemployed, on 21 February 2011 - 11:09 AM, said:

:excl:new radiator coolant flush and waterpump fans rigged to stay on still overheating

new dayco tensioner installed but belt slips off tensioner help :excl:

make sure your belt is routed correctly, i have seen people put them over the water pump, so they turn it the wrong direction, and it doesnt do much like that

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Posted 21 February 2011 - 09:45 PM

belt is routed correctly

#5 Devin

My lug nuts need more torque than..

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Posted 21 February 2011 - 09:55 PM

usafemployed, on 21 February 2011 - 08:45 PM, said:

belt is routed correctly

are you loosing coolant?

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Posted 21 February 2011 - 10:58 PM

Could be a bad t-stat, air in the system, or a bad intake or head gasket

#7 usafemployed

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Posted 22 February 2011 - 10:03 AM

not loosing coolant

#8 blazerman3

What's torque?

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Posted 26 February 2011 - 06:23 PM

You say the belt comes off the tensioner...when the belt is on, does it track irratically when the engine is running? If so the tensioner is not inline with the other pulleys.