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vhoneycutt
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Jun 16, 2011, 5:01 PM

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2004 Pontiac Grand Am Sign In

Car has been running a little hot, about 220-230, higher if stuck in traffic. Replaced tstat, sensor, radiator cap, fluids in December 2010. Started running hot again a couple of weeks ago, temp gets close to 240+, if traffic gets bad I have to pull over to stay out of red & now the A/C will be blowing perfect then start blowing hot air, back to cold, back to hot. Any suggestions??


Hammer Time
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Jun 16, 2011, 5:34 PM

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Re: 2004 Pontiac Grand Am Sign In

You fan should be coming on with the A/C or when the temp hits about 225, is it?



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vhoneycutt
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Jun 16, 2011, 5:51 PM

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Re: 2004 Pontiac Grand Am Sign In

Yes, both fans running. I tried taking to a shop close to home for diagnosis, pricing and they ran the car (not drove) for 30 minutes & it never overheated, ac working perfectly. The shop is across the street from home so It didn't run long enough, I guess to get hot. As soon as I put it in drive and accelerated, the ac immediately started blowing hot & temp climbing.


(This post was edited by vhoneycutt on Jun 16, 2011, 5:57 PM)


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Jun 16, 2011, 5:54 PM

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Re: 2004 Pontiac Grand Am Sign In

Then you probably should pressure test the cooling system. You're probably experiencing a coolant loss somewhere.



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vhoneycutt
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Jun 16, 2011, 6:18 PM

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Re: 2004 Pontiac Grand Am Sign In

Thank you for your help. It is possible both problems are related? The place that told me they couldn't find anything also said if I had both of those issues going on that they would be separate issues??


Hammer Time
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Jun 16, 2011, 6:23 PM

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Re: 2004 Pontiac Grand Am Sign In

They may or may not be related.



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