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1995 Camry Vienta overheating on freeway

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Hi all,

For a few months now I have been having some trouble with my 1995 Camry Vienta Grande overheating once I drive on the freeway for over around half an hour. This doesnt seem to ever happen under regular city driving conditions.

I had a cracked radiator about a year ago and replaced it with a reconditioned one.

Thermostat stuck? Buy another radiator? I'm completely lost.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Pat.
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Hey Pat,

Assuming you are driving a fair bit in the city as well so the engine is warm.

Sounds like your problem may be the thermostat. get it checked out.

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Hey Pat,

Assuming you are driving a fair bit in the city as well so the engine is warm.

Sounds like your problem may be the thermostat. get it checked out.

Rob

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Start with the thermostat, should be no more than $20 for one and a gasket.

Install it and do a flush, if that does not work then look elsewhere (radiator, fans, BHG, etc)

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I'm gunna somewhat disagree with the others here, i think water pump. As if a thermostat was the problem it would be a problem in the city not allowing water to travel through the radiator for the thermo fans to do their job. There is a possibility of a blocked radiator too. Its had to tell with minimal information though.


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Thanks everyone.

It seems that there is some sort of restriction of flow as it only overheats under high pressure, is it possible for a thermostat to be stuck somewhere between open and closed? Maybe not fully opening? Alternately a blockage in the radiator makes sense, although the one thats in there is relatively new so I thought that would be unlikely.

I think I'm going to try a thermostat first as its the cheapest option, and if that doesnt work I'll move on to buying another reconditioned radiator (they're only around $120 from the local wrecker).

Thanks again for everyones help and I'll keep you updated on my progress.

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The thermostat being stuck open could potentially cause the overheating, by the fact that the coolant would not stay in the radiator long enough for heat dispersion to take effect.

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why are you buying reconditioned radiator? you can get a brand new aftermarket radiator for around the same price...

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why are you buying reconditioned radiator? you can get a brand new aftermarket radiator for around the same price...

I was unaware of this.. Where would I get one of these from?

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