# del sol overheating

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/del-sol-overheating/23694>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [January 27, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/del-sol-overheating/23694 "2007-01-27T22:37:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/del-sol-overheating/23694/1 "2007-01-27T22:37:07Z")

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my buddy just called he is on his way home from rochester and his del sol is over heating. 1.6d 5speed. said there is coolent in the tank. what should he be looking for?

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**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/del-sol-overheating/23694/2 "2007-01-27T22:47:51Z")

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he said the radiator feels not hott to the touch. Im thinking the thermastat is stuck closed?

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**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/del-sol-overheating/23694/3 "2007-01-27T23:04:18Z")

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sounds like it

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**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/del-sol-overheating/23694/4 "2007-01-28T09:04:44Z")

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yeah , sounds like it is. Just be careful when you take the cap off or this can happen  
 ![http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/716pro/today071.jpg](http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/716pro/today071.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Mr\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr_t/32/7454_2.png) [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 10:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/del-sol-overheating/23694/5 "2007-01-28T10:39:01Z")

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^holy shit it was that hot??

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**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/del-sol-overheating/23694/6 "2007-01-28T11:49:44Z")

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dont most thermostats have are designed to get stuck open these days…but anyway has he had a fluid flush lately…air in the system

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**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/del-sol-overheating/23694/7 "2007-01-28T12:06:12Z")

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> [@MaximaSE98](#):
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> dont most thermostats have are designed to get stuck open these days…but anyway has he had a fluid flush lately…air in the system

thats what the problem with mine was… then the radiator sprung a leak… havent replaced it yet