Engine revs and starts to overheat - 1999 Saturn SL

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Time to change the thermostat if you not already have done so. This is the cause of most overheating problems, although a good radiator flush may solve the problem also. The fan will stay running until the engine coolant reaches the proper parameters and then shut off.

You may have a thermostat stuck open,Have it replaced.on older cars the thermostat would stick shut and people would burn up there engines.Now they make them stay open when they fail so you dont overheat your engine and blow it up..

Could be air in cooling system. Check radiator cap on motor. Open when cool, fill to top and start car. Pump hoses to get air out. While running keep filling when thermostat opens. Rev engine if you'd like to quicken the process. When you can get anymore coolant it put top back on. Check for leaks!

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This details will help.Thanks.

What a mechanic you are -did you kick and curse it or talk nicely and clean it

Water pump is bad because overheats when engine is running at low speed, and good at high rev. The water pump impeller can not push the coolant with the required pressure.

There may be a thermostat problem, but your symtoms indicate low coolant level. When coolant is too low, it will not circulate, so you get no heat in car, and the coolant remaining in engine block overheats because no cool fluid coming in.
You need to fill the system up properly then look for leaks.
With cold engine, open radiator cap. Fill with antifreeze directly in radiator. Start engine, top up rad if level drops. Put heat control on Hot. Fan on low, heat on high. Gently rev engine and top up rad as needed. IF as engine heats up, it starts kicking fuild violently out of radiator, then the thermostat is bad. if not, then recap radiator, top up overflow bottle and you're done. Look under car for any sign of leaks. Steady dripping indicates a leak, then address that.

i cannot specifically point out what the problem might be, but an overheating car---never a good thing. check everything related to cooling. fans, radiator, hoses, waterpump, coolant overflow tank(see if its got a brownish color or looks like there is oil), and check your oil while your at it...

If you have runaway reving, you probably have a clogged MAP sensor.