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I need some help with my grandmothers 1999 Grand Am with the 2.4 TWIN CAM (that is why it is in the off topic area).
Riddle me this:
If the engine starts to over heat (going by the temp gauge), and you pull the shifter from DRIVE to THIRD (increasing engine RPM) and the temp gauge starts going DOWN, What is wrong with the car?
Now, a little background info.
About 2 years ago, it started overheating, and instead of getting it into the shop like I told her too, she put it off for a few months. She took it into the shop FINALLY; they told her the waterpump had gone out, and she needed a new one.
They did the pump, but they would not show me the new one before they put it in. I told them that if they did the cheap pump, we would be back in a year when it went out. About 11 months later, it started overheating again. This time, they said it was the HEADGASKET.
I bought a new head, and gasket set, had them put it in, and it is STILL overheating. The shop is now telling her that she needs a new engine (after charging her $1800 to do the headgasket). I think the waterpump went out. They now have ALMOST convinced her that she needs to just get a new car (which she can't afford), and she needs to sell her car to them.
Since it cools down when you put the car into THIRD (which increases RPM), I think that her waterpump has gone out AGAIN, but I want to get the opinions of people that might know more about the 2.4. If it was a 3400, I would have it fixed by now.
FYI, don't start in with the "swap in a 3400", etc stuff. This is my GRANDMOTHERS CAR, and she is NOT interested in performance (but in the end, if it does need a new engine, it might end up with a 3400 anyways).
Riddle me this:
If the engine starts to over heat (going by the temp gauge), and you pull the shifter from DRIVE to THIRD (increasing engine RPM) and the temp gauge starts going DOWN, What is wrong with the car?
Now, a little background info.
About 2 years ago, it started overheating, and instead of getting it into the shop like I told her too, she put it off for a few months. She took it into the shop FINALLY; they told her the waterpump had gone out, and she needed a new one.
They did the pump, but they would not show me the new one before they put it in. I told them that if they did the cheap pump, we would be back in a year when it went out. About 11 months later, it started overheating again. This time, they said it was the HEADGASKET.
I bought a new head, and gasket set, had them put it in, and it is STILL overheating. The shop is now telling her that she needs a new engine (after charging her $1800 to do the headgasket). I think the waterpump went out. They now have ALMOST convinced her that she needs to just get a new car (which she can't afford), and she needs to sell her car to them.
Since it cools down when you put the car into THIRD (which increases RPM), I think that her waterpump has gone out AGAIN, but I want to get the opinions of people that might know more about the 2.4. If it was a 3400, I would have it fixed by now.
FYI, don't start in with the "swap in a 3400", etc stuff. This is my GRANDMOTHERS CAR, and she is NOT interested in performance (but in the end, if it does need a new engine, it might end up with a 3400 anyways).
Now I know:P
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