MY 2004 T BIRD IS OVER HEATING IF I STOP THE CAR TURN OFF THE SWITCH THEN TURN IT BACK ON THE TEMP WILL SHOW NORMAL

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Replace thermostat. Then always make sure the fluid level is always kept up to the top of radiator.

Harvey N Tawatao

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• Posted on Jul 12, 2009

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Your radiator is getting clogged up with mud causing the lack of air flow through the radiator. You may want to install a mud deflector in front of your radiator to keep the mud from clogging up the radiator and may be run your antifreeze ratio 40/60 (antifreeze/water) the higher the water content the better the heat transfer, but your have to keep an eye on the level of the coolant level more often. Water will evaporate quicker but too muck antifreeze will have poor heat transfer and 100% antifreeze will gel when heated causing poor circulation causing overheating. Good luck and hope this helps.