Car won't start due to bad thermostat?
I have a 99 Ford Escort(ZX2)
Last Wednesday I noticed the heat was coming out on my car, I disregarded it because it's spring.
Then while I'm driving Friday, I smelled something strange(may have been from the radiator) like overheating. A few miles later the car just stalls and shuts off. I waited about 5-10 minutes and started it up again and began smoking about a mile up the road. Luckily an officer helped me into a parking lot. I was also able to get it home, but I can start the car and it run for maybe 5-10 minutes then it'll stall again. The reason I think it's the thermostat is because just a few days before I tried the heat and it wasn't working, then a few days later it overheats and begins to stall. I don't want to flood the engine either. Can ANYONE give me any advice to what they think it may be?
Overheating can shorten the life of the coolant tempature sensor. The sensor senses the tempature of the water in the engine. If it cool it will send a signal o the ECM to spray more fuel into the cylinders or less when it is hot. Faulty sensor can affect the starting.
#1 - Radiators don't over heat… Engines to to lack of cooling thru the radiator.
#2 - Continue to start the car without adequate cooling will destroy the engine.
#3 - Ignoring new things (heat when you did not have it before) or smoke is a bad sign.
#4 - Going out and restarting the car every couple days will not fix it.
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