Re: Todd Pheneger's overheat

[Todd Phenneger <phen9461@uidaho.edu>]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions and ideas.  One thing I forgot to
mention I guess in my original 2-page post is that the car ran at normal
temps for a couple weeks beore this problem.  Wierd.  It actually ran
pretty cool (mainly becouse of the outside temps) and now runs hot.  WAy
hotter than it did a couple weeks ago.  Even a week ago.  it just suddenly
started running hot and I was on the freeway when I noticed it.  
	So, summarizing what I've heard so far.  
	1) Dont worry, it may just settle down later, if lights not on,
leave it alone.
	2) Bad sender.  (I doubt it due to my hot heater thing ) but I
 will check it anyhow and measure the actual temp as I'll try anything at
this point.
	3) Air bubble in head.  (very possible but I find unlikely after
3-flushes.)  Maybe this is why Pat has had his car run hot for a while
after a flush???  Just hypothesizing. 	
	4) Bad headgasket.  (I only say this because a guy at a local
import parts place said that happens.  I get no oil in coolant or coolant
in oil and no seepage of any fluids out side of block and no smoke or
coolant steam out of exhaust.  And compression is fine.  But he said
sometimes it just pressurizes the cooling system to much???  He said they
test it by sniffing the coolant champber for gasses or something.  My gut
wants to tell me because the usual signs of bad head Gasket aren't there
and it seems fine and is new that its fine.  But I'm worried non the
less.  No one has confirmed this possibility or said I shouldnt
worry.  comments???
	Anyhow, with no thermostat in place the car runs at normal tmeps
so I guess I'm Ok.  For the time beeing.  i'm driving but it takes a hwile
to warm up so I'm riding my bike to class.  I have more ways to check it
when I'm homne in a heated garage. :-)  parking Lots with ice on them
suck.  But I can check the colant sensor while I'm down here.  And water
temp.  
	I'll repoart my findings when I get them.  Curious about thoughts
on head gasket.  Maybe Pat is right and it will go away or James is right
and I have an air bubble stuck somewhere but then that doesnt explain why
it was fine for 2-weeks and then started.  And when it started runnign hot
my heater suddenly started working so much better. :-)
	Anyhow, thanks.  Turbo 4kq's are fun but right now its REALLy
frustrating. :-)
l8r
	Todd (still trying to smile) Phenneger

On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Pat Martin wrote:

> Maybe it just runs hotter than the stock 4kq motor did.  Mine does but the
> fan never has a problem keeping up.  And I have never had it overheat.
> 
> It could also be the mysterious flush syndrome.  I have flushed my coolant
> several times and it seems to make the temperature on the guage read high
> for quite some time.  I dont know how or why but it does.  After about 6
> months it seems to go back to "normal".
> 
> IMO you are just fine untill the little flashing light tells you otherwise.
> 
> Pat Martin
> 86 4000csq turbo, 2 1/2 cat back, H&R-Boge, MC and loving it.  Drilled and
> stopping it. Koenig Cobra 16x7 with Yokohama Avs intermediates turning it,
> K&N and
> uh..
> 84 4000sq  AKA: The beater.
> 95 subaru legacy
> Bothell, Wa
> 
> 
> > on second thoug;h, I doubt it though.  Reason is that even with no
> > thermostat the engine still puts out plenty of heat and with the
> > thermostat in and the gauge reading hot the heater puts out WAy more heat
> > than it normally does at lower temps.  I can run on Full Blast Full Fan
> > Speed on Full Hot and it just keeps pumping out like 90 degree air.  never
> > cools off like it usually does and most Audi's do.  At least most
> > 4kq's.  :-)
> > so I think it really is overheating but I'll check the temp.
> > l8r
> >
> > Todd Phenneger
> > 1983 ur-q / black / getting a MC
> > 1984 4000 Turbo quattro (Faster than your average 4kq)
> > 1987 4000 quattro / Saphire Metallic Blue/ Girlfriend's
> > 1996 A6q / Volcano / Dads Car
> >    *****1985 5kt / PARTING OUT!
> >   * http://www.uidaho.edu/~phen9461/motorsports.htm
> >
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