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I have a 93 firebird v6 3.4l car was running warm replaced tstat, water pump, tensioner pully, temp sending unit, fan relay, radiator cap, reservoir cap still running real warm, turn on heater blows cool air doesn't get warm at all.stop a traffic lights starts to run hot' then cools down to 240 been running at 220 turn on a/c runs warm quick thanks

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Hi there, have you checked the colour of the oil in the motor, if not clear or normal and have a milky look, it sounds like the head gasket is on the way, it will still drive but the symptoms sound like the head gasket, Check the oil. Hope this will be of some help to solve the problem

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