Car Over heated

[sf1ruiz]

When driving home (in my 1g Mitsubishi Eclipse) I heard a ticking sound which sounded like it was coming from a wheel. I thought it may be a loose hub cap but, as I accelerated the ticking sound got louder. I than noticed the temp gauge was pegged all the way. I than stopped the car and had it pushed off the freeway. waited for the car to cool down to add water. Than it wouldn't start. After a couple hours it started right up but now doesn't seem to have any power. Any advice of what the problem may be would be much appreciated.

 

[AWDriven]

If your temp gauge pegged, you more than likely warped your head and blew the gasket. The ticking sound was knock from your engine being way to hot. You probably have a locked closed thermostat.

Whenever replacing the thermostat, spend the extra dollars and get a fail-safe. They lock open instead of closed which can save you many dollars in the future.

My car just locked the thermostat closed. Luckily, no damage was done. I have the 180 degree fail-safe thermostat in there now (which you shouldn't use without ECU mods). I had a fail-safe in prior, but I was testing some things, so I was using a regular thermostat. It was only 2 years old, and it shouldn't have failed like it did. Live and learn.

AWDriven.