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The saga of my overheating continued until one day the trans died. Had it towed to a transmission shop and it needed a rebuild. so 1500 bucks later, get the car back, it has not gone above normal operating temp since. IT WAS THE DAMN TRANS THE WHOLE TIME!!!

acutally we took the cat of mine, there are 4 bolts where it connects the exhaust manifold and a bracket with 3 bolts, then loosen the clamp where it connects to the muffler. i did spray the nuts and bolts with some wd-40 the night before.

my apologies gentlemen (and ladies), i didn't mean the ac completly quit - blower was still going, just pushing nice hot air. again my apologies for the misunderstanding (ya know, my lack of ability clearly state my problem. dppreciate all the help i'm getting here. drove her on a route today, about...

I just removed the guts from the catalytic converter, put it back on, to include the downtake sensor, took it for a spin, it ran warm - but never got into the hot zone, lost ac cooling. After running it back down in the 2000 rpm range, it came back down to normal and the ac came to back to subzero!

Is it possible to have a clogged catalytic converter without error codes?

Sorry, I was just trying to get to the root of the problem. I don't have enough money to take it to the dealer and it is my only means of transpo at the moment - no funds to buy a another and can't really sell this one. Lost alot of income due vehicle down time. I appreciate everyones help and input...

yes we did change the tstat, it was a lower temp one and i dont remember if it had a air bleed hole. i want to include the following info conditions when it runs too warm/hot: only overheats with the ac on it tends to happen when engine runs at 2500-3000 rpms for an extended time. there is also a si...

so last night we did a new radiator install - worse news - its still friggin overheating......my hopes and dreams are crushed. I now owe payments on a $5000 POS!!!!

50 bucks for both the planing and the compression - bad news is we had that done, put it all back together - no dice, so last night we did a new radiator install - worse news - its still friggin overheating......my hopes and dreams are crushed. I now owe payments on a $5000 POS!

got the radiator on, it was too late to put pressure hose to the old one to see if it was clogged up. we did take it for a test run, down a steep mountain about 40 deg incline and then i ran it back up at 70+mph with the ac opened full blast (had to roll down the windows because it was freezing our ...

after 4 days and 2 broken gear pullers (finally modified one from a tractor supply place), got the crankshaft pulley off, took head to machine shop - it was warped by 10000, had it planed and compresion tested out good, installed head gasket kit, put on new water pump and timing belt, everything put...

went to the shop to pickup the head - it was warped - it was off by about 10000 - milled - compression test checksout. tomorrow we will hopefully, reinstall head with new head gasket kit, install new water pump and drivebelt, hook and fill everything back up and pray that A: It Starts and B: It Runs...

got it done, we got a pulley from advance auto parts, it bent, took it back, went to farm supply and found some heavy duty ones, one was too big , the other we snapped in half, went back, got the big one, modified it top fit, used the dogbone as a brace for the center and used impact hammer, got it ...

cryptic reply what exactly are you saying? we are trying to remove this pulley to get to the bolts that hold on the timing belt cover, then reove/replace the timing belt and water pump, we are also going to remove the head and take it to a local shop for milling/inspection.

My brother and I are trying to remove the camshaft puuley (hamronic balancer) from my 02 neon sxt. we actually broke and gear puller bolt in half, anyu advice on how to get the darn thing off. We've already tried to tap the puller bolt with a hammer - no dice????????

Having a difficult time removing the camshaft pully (harmonic balancer) to get to the timing belt cover bolts. any suggestions. (please don't say tap the gear puller bolt with a hammer, been there done that)

Update - my brother, the mechanic, finally decided that it is probably the head gasket. Went to local parts store ordered the head gasket kit and make an appt to drop off the head for milling/inspection for cracks. While i was talking to shop owners they stated since it has 80K+ and since we were ta...

are the radiators from a 98 neon and 02 neon interchangebale?

wouldn't be the head gasket if I dont see coolant in the oil right? just had the oil changed other day before I did the thermo replace and flush.

also replaced the stock radiator cap with a new one with the lever.

I only snell the antifreez when it boils over from the coolant tank.

Mileage is about 80K

Fans are working as far as I can tell.

How many hoses besides the upper and lower are you referring too?

I assume your are talking about the upper and lower radiator hose, any others that should be replaced?

I bought a used 02 SXT, Auto, stock After the first week the car overheated, took it to a dodge dealer, they replaced the thermostat. Still wants to overheat. Scenario: First thing in AM runs fine, but after warming up it starts to overheat (3/4 mark on gauge) when I turn it off and let cool, statrt...