Still Overheating, What Am I Missing?
#11
Have you hosed out the fins on the rad & a/c condenser? You may not be getting proper airflow through them when the a/c is on. Wash them from the inside out with a hose. If a 99 is the same as mine you can take off the upper fan shroud to have better access to the a/c condenser.
Still could be an air bubble. Are you sure there isn't any air in the cooling system? Take it to a shop that has an evac system they can hook up to the rad & it sucks out any air in there. Or drive the front right tire up on something so it's elevated at least 6" then take the rad cap off & rev it around 1000 or so for a few mins or untill it gets to operating temp, top it up, put the cap back on & back off the block or whatever you used to lift the front.
Still could be an air bubble. Are you sure there isn't any air in the cooling system? Take it to a shop that has an evac system they can hook up to the rad & it sucks out any air in there. Or drive the front right tire up on something so it's elevated at least 6" then take the rad cap off & rev it around 1000 or so for a few mins or untill it gets to operating temp, top it up, put the cap back on & back off the block or whatever you used to lift the front.
#12
210F is not overheating. With a 195F t-stat, most vehicles run right in the 200-210F range as indicated on the factory dash gauge.
The system shouldn't really change temperature once it's fully up to temp though regardless of load and/or a/c usage. If it does, that indicates a problem with the cooling efficiency under high thermal loads. Things to check which have already been mentioned; fan clutch, rad cap, and exterior of the a/c condenser & radiator. An inspection of the interior of the radiator should also be done to make sure that all of the tube ends are open if everything else checks out.
The system shouldn't really change temperature once it's fully up to temp though regardless of load and/or a/c usage. If it does, that indicates a problem with the cooling efficiency under high thermal loads. Things to check which have already been mentioned; fan clutch, rad cap, and exterior of the a/c condenser & radiator. An inspection of the interior of the radiator should also be done to make sure that all of the tube ends are open if everything else checks out.
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