Does my "98" 420a w/automatic transmission Sebring have the same radiator as the 95-99 Eclipse. The reason being is that I can find a lot of racing radiators for the Eclipse but can not find any for the Avenger/Sebring. I think my radiator kicked the bucket this morning (have not got a chance to check it out yet) so I might as well go with a bigger radiator if I have to replace it.
Turns out that I do not have a bad radiator, surprisingly I have either a blown head gasket or a cracked head. My car surpassed 100,000 miles about two months ago and that morning that I mentioned above was the only time that the water temperature has ever been at a danger point. So tell me what you think, would y’all think that my head would be cracked or has seen warp age. I started seeing temperature problems at around thanksgiving; the temperature gauge was very sporadic and would go up about a quarter of an inch and drop back down to normal conditions. First thing that I done was changed out the t-stat, followed by the hoses, then timing belt and water pump, then the drive belt thinking that maybe the belt was slipping and the t-stat again. The radiator was changed out 14 months ago. The weird thing to me about it being a cracked head or head gasket failure is that I have not seen water in the oil, no moisture out of the tail pipes and the car run fine with no hesitation. What do you guys think?
That's odd. I don't really know what to say to that. If you don't have any coolant getting into your engine, but you gasket is bad or the head is cracked, I'm at a loss. I guess pull the head and have it pressure checked. If the head tests out fine, then put a new gasket on. If the head is junk, get a new one (used) and replace the gasket anywyay.
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Mod List. Um WAY too many to fit on here. But the engine can handle about 800HP