No they are not suppose to run hot. if it is not in the red it is ok. if it suddenly is running in the red then something is wrong

 

Change the thermostat and the antifreez for your mom. bad fluid will cause a car to rust the inside and run 15-25 degrees hotter then good fluid

 

make sure the fan is turning on isf it is electric. if not check the fan clutch.

 

Fan comes on, I drove it today and it was usually around the halfway mark. It went slightly over it a few times, but I''ve been told the reason is the the compressor, which is dying, is causing the engine to work hard. I plan to get it replaced soon.

Anyway, here''s some photos of the beast (mos of them, besides the badge photos were before I washed it). Needs a matching set of hubcaps...





















I''ve been fixing little things here and there, today I replaced the sun visor holders.

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Nice ride brother, you got a good deal on a clean car. these car are well known for 250-350K miles! I have 268K on mine and it is running strong and the compression is great still. These are some of the best motors ever built. I have a 1998 MGM

 

well an old trick is to run a smaller belt on it. bypass the compressor and see if it runs cooler. you would have to measure it with a piece of string and measure it up to one at the parts store.


A new compressor is expensive and you would have to get it fully charged. a different belt is 12 bucks and it is a small investment to make sure that it is the problem

 

Why does it not let me post more than short senetence?

 

Not sure why but sometimes this forum won''''t let me post a reply if it''''s longer than a short sentence. when I hit reply or preview it shows up as blank. It''''s extremely annoying.


Edited by: hanyou_kimura

 

I have the sma problem sometimes. I think we should let them know on the technical support area. I also think it is very annoying