Hatch overheated in traffic yesterday, possible damages?
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Hatch overheated in traffic yesterday, possible damages?
i was drivin in bumper to bumper traffic on the freeway and my car has a manuel swithc to turn the fan on but for some reason my dumbass forgot to. Alll of a sudden i notice a little bit of smoke coming from the hood and i look at the temp and its at the max so i turn on the fan and blast the heat. Few seconds later the temp went back down to normal and i drove home. Didnt notice anything wrong in the engine bay. Do i need to be worried about a warped head or blown head gasket?
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lets just say that smoke under your hood is *never* a good thing. don't panic just yet, though. just keep a close eye on your oil and coolant levels to make sure you aren't suddenly burning a ton, and watch for signs of smoke from your exhaust. if your fluids don't drop noticeably, then I wouldn't sweat it. why don't you just replace the fan relay so it turns itself on?
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Re: (GetCaughtDead)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GetCaughtDead »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">lets just say that smoke under your hood is *never* a good thing. don't panic just yet, though. just keep a close eye on your oil and coolant levels to make sure you aren't suddenly burning a ton, and watch for signs of smoke from your exhaust. if your fluids don't drop noticeably, then I wouldn't sweat it. why don't you just replace the fan relay so it turns itself on?</TD></TR></TABLE>
thats what i plan on doing very soon. I just hope i dont have to get a new head because of this.
thats what i plan on doing very soon. I just hope i dont have to get a new head because of this.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Junkyard2000 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">no damage to the head or gasket. I wonder where the smoke was coming from? Thermostat is going to be wired for the fan to turn on by itself. 
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eh, coulda been oily crap burning off a hot part. who knows. glad to hear there isn't major head damage.
</TD></TR></TABLE>eh, coulda been oily crap burning off a hot part. who knows. glad to hear there isn't major head damage.
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