Thread: Re: 97 contour overheating mystery

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:26:51 -0400, Al <al@spamless.com> wrote:

>Robert and Cathy Mcgee wrote:
>> my 97 contour is running very hot. more so when the a/c is on in city
>> driving. It just slowly gets hotter and hotter. when the guage is 3/4 over
>> to the right I turn the heater on and cool it down. Ive changed the
>> thermostat and the tensioner was recently changed. the high speed fan relay
>> is ok. the pump is pumping (don't know if it is enough though), and the out
>> side of the radiator seems clear. If anybody has any advice I'd appreciate
>> it.
>>
>> Rob
>> Moroe Mi.
>>
>>
>
>You don't say if it's a 4 or 6 cyl. I know the 6 cyl had issues with
>the plastic impeller blades in the water pump breaking.

Yup. First time you get over 6000RPM the impeller lets go.
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On Jul 8, 5:26*pm, Al <a...@spamless.com> wrote:
> Robert and Cathy Mcgee wrote:
>
> > my 97 contour is running very hot. more so when the a/c is on in city
> > driving. It just slowly gets hotter and hotter. when the guage is 3/4 over
> > to the right I turn the heater on and cool it down. Ive changed the
> > thermostat and the tensioner was recently changed. the high speed fan relay
> > is ok. the pump is pumping (don't know if it is enough though), and theout
> > side of the radiator seems clear. If anybody has any advice I'd appreciate
> > it.
>
> > *Rob
> > Moroe Mi.
>
> You don't say if it's a 4 or 6 cyl. *I know the 6 cyl had issues with
> the plastic impeller blades in the water pump breaking.



Yep. And the metal impeller on the 4 cylinder engines erodes away. It
will move some coolant but the engine will overheat. Very common.