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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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HEAT problem ...

Ok i have a 98 ford X sport .. last night i was driving around and i noticed my RPMS going alittle funny .. slow .. i was pressing gas all the way down and the RPMS were low ... and when i press gas all the way down to go fast ... the temp of the car goes high .. not to the red like but its almost there .. then when i let go to free move .. the temp goes down ..today i tried it again .. THE RPMS are fine now... it shifts good and stuff now .. but the temp problem is still there .. when i go fast it goes up and when i free drive it goes down ...there is no smell or anything like that and i checked all the fluids and everything is fine .. what can be the problem?? any ideas?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2006 | 12:59 PM
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Start by putting a new thermostat in, although a high temp should cause the RPMs to go down considerably unless there is engine damage. The problem could also be the fan clutch.
 
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