Complex Overheating Problem. Help!
Mr Howe
Band Wagon
Here's the scoop.
My car was running fine with just the exhaust manifold and down pipe. Driving her hard as always. No problems.
Ordered a header and had a shop down the street throw it on. Almost immediately after, she started overheating. Shop blames the fact that the 2-1 piece doesn't fit (exhaust being dumped in the engine bay), and the header is RIGHT against the radiator fan.
Then I noticed my radiator fan doesn't come on. I then blasted the AC, and the AC fan doesn't turn on either. Checked fuses and connections.
NOTE: The other day my front left marker light was on, by itself (Bad ground?). Months ago, i would sometimes have starting issues/couldn't idle without stalling. (Igniton switch?)
Now, this seems to be complete coincidence, but my heat stopped working (heater core blockage) and the thermostat didn't seem to be opening. My coolant was sludgy so i flushed the radiator and topped her off. The heat is somewhat back on, and there is MORE circulation of coolant. (I need a flush and new thermostat).
I'm not sure why all of this is happening at once. The possible causes of both fans failing seems to be unrelated to my 'possible' and likely Thermostat/radiator/sludgy coolant FAIL.
Any guidance or instruction on how to tackle this headache would be greatly appreciated.
My car was running fine with just the exhaust manifold and down pipe. Driving her hard as always. No problems.
Ordered a header and had a shop down the street throw it on. Almost immediately after, she started overheating. Shop blames the fact that the 2-1 piece doesn't fit (exhaust being dumped in the engine bay), and the header is RIGHT against the radiator fan.
Then I noticed my radiator fan doesn't come on. I then blasted the AC, and the AC fan doesn't turn on either. Checked fuses and connections.
NOTE: The other day my front left marker light was on, by itself (Bad ground?). Months ago, i would sometimes have starting issues/couldn't idle without stalling. (Igniton switch?)
Now, this seems to be complete coincidence, but my heat stopped working (heater core blockage) and the thermostat didn't seem to be opening. My coolant was sludgy so i flushed the radiator and topped her off. The heat is somewhat back on, and there is MORE circulation of coolant. (I need a flush and new thermostat).
I'm not sure why all of this is happening at once. The possible causes of both fans failing seems to be unrelated to my 'possible' and likely Thermostat/radiator/sludgy coolant FAIL.
Any guidance or instruction on how to tackle this headache would be greatly appreciated.
Comments
Also heck that your rad is not blocked. You can do this by running a hose into the top of the rad and check if it water pours out the bottom of the rad. There should be a good flow of water coming out.