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93 Pontiac Grand Am
93 Pontiac Grand Am
I have a '93 Pontiac Grand Am that I "inherited" by default. It has
not really been taken care of - unfortunately I do not have alot right
now that I can put into it. Today it overheated and actually shut
down. It did restart right away but was overheated. I let it sit for
several hours and then added coolant and water (though there still
appeared to be some in there) and drove another mile home. It did not
overheat (it was literally 1 mile) but there was no heat whatsoever
and when I turned off the car it sounded like the coolant resevoir was
boiling. Any suggestions?
Thank you.
I have a '93 Pontiac Grand Am that I "inherited" by default. It has
not really been taken care of - unfortunately I do not have alot right
now that I can put into it. Today it overheated and actually shut
down. It did restart right away but was overheated. I let it sit for
several hours and then added coolant and water (though there still
appeared to be some in there) and drove another mile home. It did not
overheat (it was literally 1 mile) but there was no heat whatsoever
and when I turned off the car it sounded like the coolant resevoir was
boiling. Any suggestions?
Thank you.
Re: 93 Pontiac Grand Am
janice.kovach@insightbb . com wrote:
> I have a '93 Pontiac Grand Am that I "inherited" by default. It has
> not really been taken care of - unfortunately I do not have alot right
> now that I can put into it. Today it overheated and actually shut
> down. It did restart right away but was overheated. I let it sit for
> several hours and then added coolant and water (though there still
> appeared to be some in there) and drove another mile home. It did not
> overheat (it was literally 1 mile) but there was no heat whatsoever
> and when I turned off the car it sounded like the coolant resevoir was
> boiling. Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
I would try to figure out what engine is in that car before doing
anything else.
janice.kovach@insightbb . com wrote:
> I have a '93 Pontiac Grand Am that I "inherited" by default. It has
> not really been taken care of - unfortunately I do not have alot right
> now that I can put into it. Today it overheated and actually shut
> down. It did restart right away but was overheated. I let it sit for
> several hours and then added coolant and water (though there still
> appeared to be some in there) and drove another mile home. It did not
> overheat (it was literally 1 mile) but there was no heat whatsoever
> and when I turned off the car it sounded like the coolant resevoir was
> boiling. Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
I would try to figure out what engine is in that car before doing
anything else.
Re: 93 Pontiac Grand Am
Paul wrote:
> janice.kovach@insightbb . com wrote:
>
>> I have a '93 Pontiac Grand Am that I "inherited" by default. It has
>> not really been taken care of - unfortunately I do not have alot right
>> now that I can put into it. Today it overheated and actually shut
>> down. It did restart right away but was overheated. I let it sit for
>> several hours and then added coolant and water (though there still
>> appeared to be some in there) and drove another mile home. It did not
>> overheat (it was literally 1 mile) but there was no heat whatsoever
>> and when I turned off the car it sounded like the coolant resevoir was
>> boiling. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thank you.
>
>
> I would try to figure out what engine is in that car before doing
> anything else.
If it has the quad four and average for the year mileage (near or over
150,000 miles) just take it to the scrapper now and collect your $200 in
scrap metal money. It's junk.
Paul wrote:
> janice.kovach@insightbb . com wrote:
>
>> I have a '93 Pontiac Grand Am that I "inherited" by default. It has
>> not really been taken care of - unfortunately I do not have alot right
>> now that I can put into it. Today it overheated and actually shut
>> down. It did restart right away but was overheated. I let it sit for
>> several hours and then added coolant and water (though there still
>> appeared to be some in there) and drove another mile home. It did not
>> overheat (it was literally 1 mile) but there was no heat whatsoever
>> and when I turned off the car it sounded like the coolant resevoir was
>> boiling. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thank you.
>
>
> I would try to figure out what engine is in that car before doing
> anything else.
If it has the quad four and average for the year mileage (near or over
150,000 miles) just take it to the scrapper now and collect your $200 in
scrap metal money. It's junk.
Re: 93 Pontiac Grand Am
janice.kovach@insightbb . com wrote:
> I have a '93 Pontiac Grand Am that I "inherited" by default. It has
> not really been taken care of - unfortunately I do not have alot right
> now that I can put into it. Today it overheated and actually shut
> down. It did restart right away but was overheated. I let it sit for
> several hours and then added coolant and water (though there still
> appeared to be some in there) and drove another mile home. It did not
> overheat (it was literally 1 mile) but there was no heat whatsoever
> and when I turned off the car it sounded like the coolant resevoir was
> boiling. Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
The lack of heat would indicate that you have air in the system - no
coolant in the heater core = no heat.
I would start with the basics if it's overheating - has the water pump
ever been changed? Is the rad plugged? Do you have a coolant leak?
Are the fans working?
Ray
janice.kovach@insightbb . com wrote:
> I have a '93 Pontiac Grand Am that I "inherited" by default. It has
> not really been taken care of - unfortunately I do not have alot right
> now that I can put into it. Today it overheated and actually shut
> down. It did restart right away but was overheated. I let it sit for
> several hours and then added coolant and water (though there still
> appeared to be some in there) and drove another mile home. It did not
> overheat (it was literally 1 mile) but there was no heat whatsoever
> and when I turned off the car it sounded like the coolant resevoir was
> boiling. Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
The lack of heat would indicate that you have air in the system - no
coolant in the heater core = no heat.
I would start with the basics if it's overheating - has the water pump
ever been changed? Is the rad plugged? Do you have a coolant leak?
Are the fans working?
Ray
Re: 93 Pontiac Grand Am
<janice.kovach@insightbb . com > wrote in message
news:ce66cbec-3987-41ee-a296-5b8be6295488@24g2000hsh.googlegroups . com ...
>I have a '93 Pontiac Grand Am that I "inherited" by default. It has
> not really been taken care of - unfortunately I do not have alot right
> now that I can put into it. Today it overheated and actually shut
> down. It did restart right away but was overheated. I let it sit for
> several hours and then added coolant and water (though there still
> appeared to be some in there) and drove another mile home. It did not
> overheat (it was literally 1 mile) but there was no heat whatsoever
> and when I turned off the car it sounded like the coolant resevoir was
> boiling. Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
Don mentioned several important things to check. Add thermostat to list
of possibilities/things to check. sdlomi2
<janice.kovach@insightbb . com > wrote in message
news:ce66cbec-3987-41ee-a296-5b8be6295488@24g2000hsh.googlegroups . com ...
>I have a '93 Pontiac Grand Am that I "inherited" by default. It has
> not really been taken care of - unfortunately I do not have alot right
> now that I can put into it. Today it overheated and actually shut
> down. It did restart right away but was overheated. I let it sit for
> several hours and then added coolant and water (though there still
> appeared to be some in there) and drove another mile home. It did not
> overheat (it was literally 1 mile) but there was no heat whatsoever
> and when I turned off the car it sounded like the coolant resevoir was
> boiling. Any suggestions?
>
> Thank you.
Don mentioned several important things to check. Add thermostat to list
of possibilities/things to check. sdlomi2
