Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
When you notice your car's temperature gauge rising, your car is on the verge of overheating and you should pull over and turn your engine off.
Step2
However, if you must arrive at your destination, a mechanic preferably, crank up the heater on full blast as this will cool the engine.
Step3
Drive slower and notice the temperature gauge go down. Have a mechanic check the coolant in the radiator, your car hoses and your thermostat.
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Comments
MidniteWriter said
on 1/7/2008 This is great advice, I have had to do this in years past. This will help a lot of people out there!
BrandonZ said
on 12/10/2007 In addtion to going slow, try to keep your rpm gauge between 2000 and 2500. This will keep the fan belt spinning fast enough to the effectively cool the engine. Much more than that may put the engine under more stress and cause heat to build up.
richardchan said
on 5/9/2008 Great tip and it brings back memories during my college days! Has it been that lonnnnng?! =)
AmyJaine said
on 5/1/2008 Great info. Thanks.
grouch said
on 12/7/2007 This works great no matter what the car as long as the hose or thermostat is not too far gone. Use this trick in reverse when heating up your car in the winter. Every time you turn on the heater it is pulling heat from your engine to heat the air. Turn off the heater when you start your car and it will warm up faster.