over heating need help badly

[ntcb7]

Ok my car started doing this like two days ago. it starts trying to over heat when i step into the gas but when i sit at a red light or stop sign it goes to normal temp. I dont know what it is. it doesnt do it until i hit past 3000 rpms. Need help have to drive the car to work tomorrow.

[Fake Thug]

sounds like a waterpump

[ntcb7]

if it was the water pump wont it just stay on hot all the time not just when i step into the gas.

[ntcb7]

Ok guys tell me how i can check to see if its my water pump or not. I need to know soon i leave with her in two weeks to tn so i need to fix her before i go there. Let me know what u guys think.

[lokuputha]

does the temp redline?

[ntcb7]

no the temp does not redline at all. goes right before the white line then stops. Ok this is what it does it will try and get hot when the car is going in first gear about 3000rpms then when i shift it goes back down to normal again then when i stop at stop signs it sits at normal temp. I dont get it. I checked all the stuff. coolant and stuff. But i was thinking it might be the water pump but i dont know how to see if it is or not.

[PUMASTi]

Check if ur fans are going on too late it might be the fan sensor.

[ntcb7]

ok Well the cooling fans are not kicking on but would that make the car do that when i step on the gas like that. I want to know if its my water pump or not. If so then i will fix it next week just would like to know before i start messing with all that.

[HF22T]

put a new fanswitch sensor in first i would say do the water pump anyway its only like a 40 dollar part

[ntcb7]

ok where is the fanswitch sensor at on the car and is there a diy on how to do your water pump.

[PUMASTi]

The fan switch is a green plug and its somewhere near the distributor I'll see if I snap a pic later I'm actually picking up the same plug today mine snapped off for some reason so I just joined the 2 wires for now so my fans are always on

[addict_cb7]

first before fooling with the w/p try swaping the thermostat. i did it and mine red lined or got close to it before i changed over my t stat, so yeah id go for the cheapest way first then work my way from there.

[ntcb7]

OK it not over heating there something messed up with my wiring its not letting the car start and it making the gauges read that its hot when its not. So iam try to find out what it is now. If anyone one no y its doing this let me know so i can fix it.