Rebekah,
I think I see the problem.
You are going to want to head over to www dot match dot com, and post your quandary with those folks. It appears that you are in touch with yourself, and are looking to share with a significant other. Unless you ran out of room, and really do have a question about your car or truck. If that is the case, please post the issue in a new posting.
SOURCE: Dies when idling, does better with a/c on, but still dies
this is your problem:
Here are the most common causes of surges, stalls at stops, low erratic idle speed, rough idle and engine hesitation (and other problems), it is in most cases the idle speed control air-bypass valve and or throttle valve and upper intake, these area's get full of gunk and combustion residue over the miles and cause idle issues (stalls, low idle) like yours, Get a can of intake cleaner from any local parts store, not carb spray, intake cleaner, it is made by a company called CRC, remove the air intake hose to the engine, hold the idle high so the engine won't stall, then spray the can of cleaner into the intake while keeping the engine running, use at least 1/2 the can, shut down the engine and disconnect the battery for 5 minutes, then restart and complete a number of mixed driving cycles, town, freeway, stop and go etc., after a few days the problem will go away as the system will relearn to the clean intake
SOURCE: vw golf 1.4 E tapping from engine
is it a tapping or a knocking , has any one checked the cambelt is it loose it might be tapping on the cambelt cover , check it asap look for rubbing marks on the inside of the cover
SOURCE: Overheating Express
is it acually getting hot or is it just the gauge on the dash saying so? a quality scan tool can show you what the coolant temp sensor is telling the pcm it may differ from the gauge.
SOURCE: My 1990 Buick Lesabre heater does not work all
Most likely the thermostat sticking...
The thermostat could also be missing!
That would create some of the symptom you describe.
Not too hard to replace. It is at the end of the large radiator hose where it connects to the engine.
1. Drain radiator
2. Undo the two bolts that hold down the thermostat housing
3. remove thermostat and remove all old gasket and gasket sealant residue on the engine and housing
4. replace thermostat in the correct orientation (pointy side UP) with the new gasket and sealant
5. Tighten down housing and re-fill the radiator.
It could also be a clogged heater core. It may only be circulating enough heated water to work sometimes and the water is returning to the radiator via the "bypass" hone.
Hope this helps!
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