It heats up if left to idle for a while, at say - the drive thru at the fast food restaurant. Can't figure out why this happens. I heard it happened to another Tercel owner. Any ideas?
"Bucks" sometimes when you just start driving it for the day.
It's been reliable and I can't bear to get rid of it. Everything else is just fine.
My brother's 89 Tercel with automatic transmission had the similar overheating problem. The problem continued even after the replacement of thermostat. One time I had to stop the car on the roadside just to let the engine cool down. Never foundd out the root of problem.
I have the same problem with my 1990 Tercel Coupe. The temperature needle goes up to 3/4 way on the gauge, in traffic and even when on the highway. I am thinking that maybe a bigger cooling fan is needed. I have also tried the thermostat replacement but this didn't help at all.
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