Ok, Last week I was going to my work, normally a 10minute drive, but with the morning traffic it's a 30minute stop and go hell.
Normally the temp is very low, maybe 1/8th of the complete temperature scale. And then it happend... the temperature is rising.
At the moment the bells are ringing (dong dong ) I decided to stop the engine, everybody behind me angry but hey.... Its a dodge so all of them has to wait, to hot is to hot..

As i turned the key of the car to the engine-check-mode or what is the name, (pre-start ??) I saw the temp after 10minutes going down a bit. I pop the hood and check... If im right and correct me if im wrong, the fan's should be working then. I figure since the temp was dropping, i start the engine.. nothing happens to the fan's.... engine starts without problems....

Drove back home and called in sick, (ok the car is sick). Problem was that the engine-temp-probe was broken...
Fixed the problem my self, the probe costed me about 30dollar.

As my old car (toyota corrola 1986) had a broken radiator, I had to replace every piece of rubber material (master/slave cylinder, waterpump, ect ect.)

The latest problem with the Dodge Neon is that the engine ilde is rough, and when driving slow or breakin, the engine stops.

Is this the after math of that engine that went to hot, can i expect more problems or is this a new problem?

What do you all do when you had a too hot engine?

 

Do you have A/C? If so, do the fans turn on when you turn the A/C on?
*edit*nevermind the above questions, I see you fixed that problem.

Is your CEL on?

 

Thats an other thing, ive never seen it on, dont know where it should be, never ever seen it flash once.
I heard a bel ringing when he was overheated....

I wanted to ask that question later in a new thread... :P

 

the check engine light is in the bottom left corner of the gauge cluster.....it should light up for a few seconds when you first start the car

 

Wel it doesnt light up at all..... anyone has this before?

 

the bulb might be burnt out then

 

Ok it could be burned out, obvious question is then, is it simple to replace that lightbulb in there?
Anyone tips.

 

just pop your dash off the top first then u can get at the screws holding your instrument cluster in you will need to pull 2 phillips screws out then pull the cluster straight out.. then u can acces the bulbs if i rember correctly, then just make sure u get everything lined up correctley for reass., good luck