fredrogers

Very nice! I would love to get an Impreza. What year/make/model is it? -=fred=-

I mean that that it came up to about 1/3 to 1/2 of the gauge and stayed there the whole drive. Thanks again! -=fred=-

Well I fixed my over heating on the highway problems! It turned out to be a bad radiator. Thanks for the great advice! History: Original thread First try before asking USMB New water pump New thermostat Used Radiator (i pulled it off my soob that was not over heating, but has a bad clutch) Jumped electric fan switch After asking on USMB: New Radiator New Radiator Cap On my test run I got her up to 80 mph and turned on the AC and the temp gauge did not even move. I am so happy I got this licked. I thought it was a blown head gasket for sure. Thanks to all at the USMB! Special thanks to: mikeshoup and edrach -=fred=-

Sorry I will try to keep it to one problem at a time. I pushed the plastic plug in the back of the alternator and now my gauge works again. I am going to try a price a radiator from local shops now as see if I can get one today! Thanks again for all the help! -=fred=-

Well I tried to look for bubbles in my coolant this morning. I pulled the rad cap and my fan jumping wire until the thermostat opened up. No bubbles. I tried to check my radiator for cold spots. That is hard any tips on this? Anyways I put my hand down the drivers side of the radiator and it was hot. I put my hands, as best I could, in the middle between the electric fan the the ac Fan and it was cool to the touch. So I am guessing that means a bad radiator? One other thing, on the volt gauge this morning it read 0. Nothing. The car ran well and I wonder if it may be a wire came lost for the gauge. Is the the plastic clip in to the back of the alternator that feeds the gauge the info? Thanks for all the help! -=fred=-

I "burped" the car while filling up the radiator, and the bubbles did stop. But I will check again. I will pick up a new radiator cap should be cheep. The alternator output shows just above 12 on the gauge but I will test it with a multi-meters tomorrow. -=fred=-

I am no where near Spokane. I searched their (Spalding Auto Wreckers) ebay store and they did not have radiators listed. But seaching e-bay I found a seller called "allnewparts" that is selling a 84 gl radiator for $60 (including shipping), is this too good to be true? -=fred=-

How can I tell if it is clogged? Thanks! -=fred=-

Hmm I think then I will try a flush next. Thanks! Any good tips on this? -=fred=-

The power is good. She will peel out in my drive way if I want to. I checked the fan direction and it is sucking in. The exhaust "looks" good, as in no dents. -=fred=-

Very nice! Want to sell it and make and double your money. -=fred=-

Well I just did some work on my soob and now I don't know what is up. Work done: New water pump New thermostat Used Radiator (i pulled it off my soob that was not over heating, but has a bad clutch) Jumped electric fan switch Changed the oil. I replace the water pump because it was leaking. That went OK but I broke a timing belt cover trying to get it off. As long as I am driving around town the temps stay right where the should be. After a few minutes of Highway driving it starts to shoot up. I turn on the heater and slow down and the temps go back to normal. I am thinking head gasket, but I am not sure. Could I possible have a blocked radiator? If the crank pulley was not on tight would it cause this? I did not have a torque wrench. Any input would be appreciated! Thanks -=fred=-

Well I finally got the line replaced that went from the front base of the carb back to the heater core lines. Wow that took me way to long. Some tips I could give would be to get a large pair of needle nose pliers, a good friend of mine had some and that was the best tool to get the new lines on. I am so happy to have my soob back on the road and not leaking green every where I go. -=fred=-

Wow that sucks. Identity theft is a bid deal. Do the T-Belts move at all? -=fred=-

I agree with the above post. Sound like the symptoms of a bad alternator. -=fred=-