Could a damaged or clogged hose be the problem???? my 2000 miata is over heating all fluids are full but my temp guage goes from cold to hot in 2 mi and steams and smells hot

SOURCE: bmw 320i touring 1995 n reg

check and see if you get water/coolant circulates when you have the cap off (only check from cold start) the original water pump came with a plastic impeller and tends to strip on the shaft also check your thermostat before replacing water pump.

SOURCE: 2002 montana getting overheated

sounds like a stuck thermostat. but check if the system has a bleeder screw if it does burp it and that will help also.

SOURCE: Ford Windstar SE, 3.8L V6, 1999, front seat heat/defrost is cold

the blendor actuators strip out the gear inside the actuator cases on these all the time. replace the actuator.

SOURCE: 2000 vw beetle has engine light on, over heating no hot air

check your water pump, most likley the cause. water pump is plastic vane on metal shaft, the plastic breaks casuing no coolant flow.

Mike Butler

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• Posted on Jul 12, 2009

SOURCE: Overheating, guage not over 1/2 mark, overflow smells like exhast

Have you tried running car from cold, with rad cap off, & heater turned on, coolant topped up, an inch or 2 from top of rad? Let it run up to operating temperature, cooling fans kick in & out 2 or 3 times, and top up coolant as needed, then put rad cap back on, & fill return bottle up to mark. There may be a worse problem, but bleeding system as I have described, ensures all air out of heater core & cooling system, which has been cause many times before on all makes & models of vehicles. Especially when no heat situation. Let me know if it helps.