overheating help.........2 questions

i was sitting at a red light and i started to smell anti freeze i look down and my car i runnin rele hotttt so i start to pull off the road and when i give it gas it starts to cool down relativly quickly...so i experiment with it and it does it at every time i stop. can you guys help me out?
 
and 1 more thing when should i get my next tune up im at 89k miles i dnt have a car manual thats why im askin?
 
 
                                              thanks

How are your coolant levels?

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That worked...

I hate when that happens...

im trying to give feedback cuz i went thru this... and i cant!!

coolant levels are good...the thermostat is new and its not a cheap one either... i jst had hte oil changed but i dnt think that would matter.... some one suggested the water pump might be bad but idk

You have either a leak or a bubble in the coolant lines.
 
Remove the cap and let the car idle a little, then check the level

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ORIGINAL: 97mitsu_rs

coolant levels are good...the thermostat is new and its not a cheap one either... i jst had hte oil changed but i dnt think that would matter.... some one suggested the water pump might be bad but idk

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ORIGINAL: Sebba

You have either a leak or a bubble in the coolant lines.

Remove the cap and let the car idle a little, then check the level

Judging by the comment above, I have to agree with you Sebz.  Chances are, someone forgot to relieve the motor of trapped air.
I recommend this route before a new water pump.

Glad I have your approval

yeah... also with the cap off you can see if water circulates, if not, radiator leak

Actually you can''t really.

k thanks ill check that out tonight and illl let u know what happens

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ORIGINAL: Sebba

Actually you can''''t really.

lol yeah it does when the thermostat opens up... or you can see the bubbles coming out of the thermostat jiggle valve

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ORIGINAL: Sebba

Glad I have your approval

You do fine on your own bro.  I was just agreeing with you .

Hahahah I know dude I was messing with you. It was half a joke for the other f-ers that like to correct me....

i did what u guys told me.... and everything was workin fine and i did some research and found out that eclipses and talons are supose to have 2 radiator fans mine only has one...duh so now im lookin for a new fan the one in front of the exhaust manifold (it was previously totaled and it has a wiring harness for the fan) can you give me a link to one that would be greatly appreciated i dnt need a high tech fan jst a stock one will do  the local autozone wanted to charge me 150 so can u guys help me out

Thats interesting. Well there are a number of guys parting cars out on here, PM one of them.

but wait... isnt the second one only suppossed to come on when the ac is one? the exhaust one?

Who knows what one he is missing. He could only have the one that comes on with the A/C, so if the A/C isn''t on then it''s not going to come on at all

yeah.. and would explain that when he drives the incoming air cools it out... 

Exactly what I was thinking

im missin the one in front of the exhaust manifold...my ac dont work so i never turn it on

There we go, now we are getting some place.

the car was totaled  b4 i bought it and they must have jst forgot to put it in it has the wiring harness...since i bought it in the winter i never noticed it but now that its summer im noticing it obviously 

run it... let it idle, check if your fan goes on at all... if it doesnt thats your problem and the leaking would actually be boiling water in your reservoir