good morning boys, i've gotta question about my car... i've got a 93 thunderbird lx, v6, 4.6L engine... around spring break last year, my head gaskets blew so i got that worked on... the ac worked fine for about a month after i got the car fixed, then the car overheated bad every time i tried to us the ac... i've checked some things ruled out some possibilities...

coolant isn't leaking and there is plenty in the car
radiator cap is holding pressure
head gaskets are def ok, brand new

i think it could possibly be a bad clutch fan... do you guys have any other ideas of what it might be?

[Edited on September 5, 2005 at 9:23 AM. Reason : .]

9/5/2005 9:09:27 AM

like i have said on here before, sell the car, head gaskets are a losing battle on a v-6 bird

9/5/2005 9:31:59 AM

this is a different guy

[Edited on September 5, 2005 at 9:51 AM. Reason : r ur fans coming on]

9/5/2005 9:50:56 AM

is it correct that your car overheats w/ the a/c on while idling but the temp stays fine while driving down the road at 45mph?

9/5/2005 10:08:02 AM

I had a TransAm (w/o AC) with overheading problems just at idle, we replaced the fan clutch and that fixed the problem

9/5/2005 10:28:30 AM

nope same girl, not a guy .... if i had money to buy a new car, i obviously would... actually after fixing the gaskets, the car has run perfectly except for the ac, so im pretty happy w/ it

yes the fans are coming on

what happens is that the a/c works, cools the car down inside, but after maybe 20 minutes, the engine temp gauge says the engine is really hot... as soon as i turn the ac off, the needle on the gauge goes back to normal.. that all happens while im driving

9/5/2005 11:10:59 AM

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"nope same girl, not a guy"

you dont know what we are talking about

9/5/2005 11:20:07 AM

bullshit dude.

no, i dont' know as much about cars as some of you guys do, thats why im asking for some ideas... but don't say just b/c im a girl im clueless. i've been helping my dad rebuild his cars from scratch for years.

9/5/2005 11:28:13 AM

you STILL dont understand what we are talking about

69 and I were referring to a thread BY ANOTHER USER where we reccomended not to mess with a head job on a v6 tbird that was for sale on craigslist

but since you are such an expert, I wouldnt mind seeing your

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"v6, 4.6L engine"

[Edited on September 5, 2005 at 12:24 PM. Reason : leave the sand at the beach]

9/5/2005 12:20:02 PM

i appologize... you and 69 both replied to my topic about head gaskets a few months ago here, i assumed you were talking about me.

and i never said i was an expert... i just know more than the average girl does about cars.

9/5/2005 12:24:39 PM

9/5/2005 12:25:45 PM

Bet money that radiator is crammed full of scale. AC just pushes it over the edge.

9/5/2005 12:38:44 PM

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"v6, 4.6L engine"

[Edited on September 5, 2005 at 5:39 PM. Reason : ]

9/5/2005 5:12:21 PM

ok ok ok im obviously not having a good day and can't think straight. its a 3.8L not a 4.6.... this is what i get for not sleeping

9/5/2005 6:17:40 PM

either poor circulation or poor cooling, check for a bunch of crap piled up between the condenser and radiator, then try some radiator flush

9/5/2005 10:56:15 PM

if the cooling fans and/or fan clutch isnt working properly then the heat produced by the condenser could be pushing the radiator temp up

always check you fans first

9/6/2005 6:36:35 PM