Tim Groth
SCCoA Member
Okay well still no heat and after 3 shops poking at it I've come home with 3 different answeres...GO FIGURE! I'm pretty pissed at this point I've been told everything under the sky by these 3 guys and still no heat.
Mechanic 1 said I had a pluged Heater Core so he sent me to a Radiator Shop.
Mechanic 2 @ Radiator Shop, said I either had a cracked head or bad headgasket, but keep in mind I have NO, NOTTA, ZILCH to prove this...No water in crank, no smoke, no ANYTHING!
Mechanic 3 says well it sounds more like a T-stat problem to me and so I'm replacing that now, and well one of the bolts just snapped off so I'm pissed. Nice 30 minute job just turned into a 2 day pain in the ***.
Here's what I have and I haven't been able to get two answers that are the same yet so everyone put on your caps cus I know you guys OWN SC's and can do a hell of a better job than these guys.
1.) My Temperture gauge is flukuating from N up to M and sometimes just below N (This is were my car usually runs) or just above M.
2.) No water in oil, no oil in antifreeze, no bubbles in my oil, all fluids look good. No white smoke from exhaust.
3.) At first it took longer for my heat to warm up then it was fine, now I just have none and it's 19 degrees out .
I plain out need some help, I had a head gasket go on my 90 3.8 so I'm a basketcase right now because I heard one of the guys mention it. I've been told it could be bubbles in my radiator system but so far that's only been on here and well I tried to do it the best I could.
Sorry this is so long but I'm getting sick of the run around so I want some answers from guys who know.
-Tim
Mechanic 1 said I had a pluged Heater Core so he sent me to a Radiator Shop.
Mechanic 2 @ Radiator Shop, said I either had a cracked head or bad headgasket, but keep in mind I have NO, NOTTA, ZILCH to prove this...No water in crank, no smoke, no ANYTHING!
Mechanic 3 says well it sounds more like a T-stat problem to me and so I'm replacing that now, and well one of the bolts just snapped off so I'm pissed. Nice 30 minute job just turned into a 2 day pain in the ***.
Here's what I have and I haven't been able to get two answers that are the same yet so everyone put on your caps cus I know you guys OWN SC's and can do a hell of a better job than these guys.
1.) My Temperture gauge is flukuating from N up to M and sometimes just below N (This is were my car usually runs) or just above M.
2.) No water in oil, no oil in antifreeze, no bubbles in my oil, all fluids look good. No white smoke from exhaust.
3.) At first it took longer for my heat to warm up then it was fine, now I just have none and it's 19 degrees out .
I plain out need some help, I had a head gasket go on my 90 3.8 so I'm a basketcase right now because I heard one of the guys mention it. I've been told it could be bubbles in my radiator system but so far that's only been on here and well I tried to do it the best I could.
Sorry this is so long but I'm getting sick of the run around so I want some answers from guys who know.
-Tim