Hi all,

I have now discovered another problem with my 1997 Avenger ES 2.5. The temperature gauge was going up to a little past half way when at idle and the fans were kicking on so I decided to change the thermostat as it was still original.
When I pulled the bottom radiator hose off the thermostat housing no antifreeze came out of the engine, which shocked me. I changed the thermostat and added antifreeze to the radiator and thought the problem was fixed. Yesterday I was pulling my car into my
garage, heard the fans kick on even though the temperature gauge was only half way, in the normal range, and did not know what was going on. I went to unload some groceries and saw some antifreeze on my garage floor. I checked the reservoir and saw that it was still full. What might be the problem of what is going on with the car now?

I also just changed the TPS switch thinking that that might be the problem with the car stalling at idle or just above idle. I am waiting to see if that might be the problem as no light is on in the dash.

I would really appreciate any help with these matters.

Thanks

 

You need to have a look to see where the antifreeze is coming from, possibly a bad water pump, gasket leaking, bad radiator or heater hose.