My Rodeo (SUV)

For the past two week, my '96 Rodeo has been over heating. First, I though all I needed was more coolant, but it didn't fix the problem. I then asked my grandfather, he said it could be the thermostat. It work fine for almost a week. I was on my way to my English class last Saturday from my in-laws house... and it started to over heating again. There it stayed for almost another week, until I figured it out.

I my friend suggested to check the fuse. We had the same problem with her previous car, a Kia Rio. She called her friends dad and ask him what it could be. He said to check to see if the fuse had burned out. We looked and sure enough it was the problem. So we checked the fuse on my SUV and it was fine.

After the fuse, we checked the relay and it was not it. Then, we checked the fan, that wasn't it. Then it was suggested that it could be the water pump... By this time I was really upset because i couldn't drive it. I had two cars in the past and the both blew up because I drove them knowing that they had problems. I did not need this one to do the same.

It turned out that it did not have enough coolant in system. When you add coolant to the radiator you have to let the engine run for a while so the coolant can circulate thought the engine. As it runs, slowly pour more coolant to fill the entire system.

As it stands now, every thing is fine and works great. Next on the list is an oil change and brakes.