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New to the site, wish I would of found it earlier when I had a few other problems.

Currently, I noticed my car overheating the last few days. I tested the hose and the hose seemed to be silent. I saw that there was nearly no coolant in the radiator or in the overflow tank. Today I brought some coolant and filled both. While waiting for the coolant to settle, I changed the spark plugs since they was long over due for a change. I attempted to turn on the key and when I turned the key no sound was made. The battery seemed to be fine. Likes worked and were still full powered when I turned the key.

I think my biggest question would be is that could be caused by over filling the radiator. I think it may be the starter. I have had problems with it in the past due to a bad connector piece i have on it. Basically have to readjust the metal shape of the connector.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 
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When you crank it does it turn over or does it just "click"?

As for your overheating; once you get it started you can do this:

-Jack the front of your car up or park on a hill nose up
-Fill your rad with coolant and start the car
-Let the bubbles come out and turn your heat on full blast
-Keep adding coolant till it starts to spit out and you hopefully get hot heat
-Then top off the coolant tank

 
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thanx for the reply.

When I crank, the engine does not turn over. There is sometimes a dull single click. That dull single click makes me thinks its a starter problem. The dull single click does not always happen when I always turn the key. Just on the initial turn after I let it sit for a while

 
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Check your battery terminals, and make sure the battery is good. Also check wires going to starter and all ground wires in the engine bay.

 
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Yea sounds battery related... If you disconnected the battery make sure you hooked it up right. You can't really overfill the radiator because excess goes into the overflow tank.

 
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I think I determined its faulty wiring. plan on testing it out a little later on today

 
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Ohhh check your grounds and fuses before you continue, it could be as simple as a faulty ground.

 
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or collant spilled over a faulty wire... Short circuit or total grounding?...

 
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I really dont have the tools to test grounds. But I did somewhat upgrade the problem. The car now makes a rapid clicking noise when I turn the key. So seems that the starting isnt getting any or enough juice. Any idea of any tricks to getting it to start from here. I was thinking push start maybe or jumping the starter directly. the car is a manual transmission

I have a friend who own the tools I need. So hopefully I can get it started to make it over there

 
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thanks for the help, i figured out it was just a bad starter. I replaced it and its run fine. now i am back to my old problem. the car over heats, I noticed the radiator fan isnt even spinning. I am thinking a bad temp sensor could be the culprit. any other ideas

 
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Hey i had the same issue on my 2000 ex. I rigged it to a switch in the car for a few days and than replaced the sensor. It sucks doing that but it does work. I hope this helped.