Is my car REALLY Overheating? Hmmm....
That's the $1Mil question. How do you tell that your car is overheating. The temperature gauge in my car shoots up to the middle within 5 minutes of starting (seems normal), but after that it continues to go up and down, and up and down. I replaced the thermostat and the radiator because they needed replacing anyways and it didn't help. When the gauge goes up past half way, the fans kick in and starts blowing, but at the same time I loose heat in the car.
Had it checked at the mechanic and he says its not my head gasket (yikes!). Before I start throwing extra parts at the car, how do I know if my car is overheating? Are there any physical symptoms that I should see, or do I put my full trust in a gauge (that I had to replace before because of the same problem). Just want to know before I go throwing parts at the car.
Thanks,
Scott