My car over heated one day so i pulled over waited for it to cool off put water in it drove it about another 15 to 20 min then parked it now it wont start there is no oil in the radiator or nothing like that and the radiator still holds water i need some ideas of what could be wrong with it or should i just junk it?????

Steven Burke

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• Posted on Nov 17, 2009

SOURCE: car will not start

try taping on the starter and hve some 1 turn key while you are taping on the starter with a hamer if it starts have the starter replaced

SOURCE: 1995 Mitsubishi Diamante is overheating. Oil

the symptoms are that you have a burnt head gasket, its consuming the water into the cylinders and at the same time it builds combustion pressure in the cooling system causing it to overheat, and when it overheats it makes the oil loose viscosity so you loose oil pressure, i recommend not driving the car any more and the first solution is to replace the burnt gasket, and change your oil, go to a local shop and only do these they probably tell you the engine is worn but the problem is what i told you above, make them replace the thermostat unit yes to be sure good luck

SOURCE: the car wont start

You probably blew a headgasket and now there's water in the combustion chamber. It's a condition called hydrolock. You can't compress water and the engine won't turn over. Remove all the spark plugs and try turning the engine over for about 30 seconds. That should blow the water out thru the spark plug holes. Try jumping the battery with another car or get a car battery charger to juice up your battery.

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Johnny Brown

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• Posted on Apr 13, 2011

SOURCE: My car overheated yesterday.

thats due to low or no coolant, you shouldnt drive this overheating engine damage will occur,the first thing is to fill the radiator up, and look around for any leaks, if no leaks are seen, then start engine and allow it to warm up, leave cap off at first to top off coolant, after a few minutes install cap and let it run, keep an eye on the temp gauge and also watch for leaks. this problem is due to a coolant leak,maybe a hose is bad or it was low on coolant or you have a bad thermostat, good day.