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Question: my 96 impala keep running hot! i changed the water pump thermastat and temp sens

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CHOPPA, 5.7L V8, Marrero, LA, July 27, 2011, 16:38
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what else can it be?

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    dandd July 28, 2011, 12:10
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    Any oil in your coolant? How well do your cooling fans come on when the Chevy gets hot? If there is oil in the coolant, could be a bad head gasket, if the coolant ever got thick like GM dexcool does, then your radiator could be clogged.

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    Visitor, July 28, 2011, 14:58

    I hope it not the h.g. There's no oil in coolant I pray its the radiator! But thanks for the feedback

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    bdbkiller April 15, 2012, 13:35
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    spark plugs or ignition coils if u let them go for much longer ur gona need a new gaskit or new car also make shure u put the fan back in an pluged it in if it diesnt turn on its a blown oter

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