1992 Ford Tempo Gl

I have a 1992 Ford Tempo Gl 2.3 Liter Engine and it's temperature gauge keeps on going up and almost overheats . Have been told that it has an anti-freeze leak but , it is not leaking on the ground . Any sugesstions ? Thanks .

My suggestion is the thermostat. If it is not opening when the water temperature is warm/hot then the water can't circulate to the radiator properly.

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[d93gl]

if your losing anti-freeze and its not on the ground than its leaking internally. it could mean you have an intake manifold leak or a cracked head or a leaking head gasket.

[UnexplodedCow]

There are not water lines that I know of that run to the intake manifold, so count that out. I'd suggest trying a new thermostat first, and if it does indeed leak water, but not on the ground, then I would check your radiator fluid for looking like chocolate milk, because you could then have a cracked head/or blown gasket (usually gasket, haven't heard of the heads cracking).

[elaray]

Check your radiator and heater hoses for pinhole size leaks. The small leak will only show up when the motor is hot and pressure builds in the cooling system. One of my heater hoses was spraying coolant onto the manifold and the coolant was evaporating so it did not show up on the ground.

[elaray]

Check your radiator and heater hoses for pinhole size leaks. The small leak will only show up when the motor is hot and pressure builds in the cooling system. One of my heater hoses was spraying coolant onto the manifold and the coolant was evaporating so it did not show up on the ground. This motor is a v6 so the hose may in a different place on your engine.

[Dieseljeep]

I would first start by changing the thermostat as they are cheap and easy to do then the next ting I would do is pressure test the rad while cold as to loof for signs of leaks make sure that you check the rad fins for any wetbess then have a look at the rubber heater/rad hoses then check the metal cooling tubes that go to the heater core,they are noted to corrode(rust) athe sealing surfaces.since you are back there look at the water pump it has a small weap hole look to see if you can see signs of wetness ,it may also not be ciculating the coolant enough .

To look for a head leak there are several small things you can do like check the rad for oil floating in the coolant . Open the oil cap and look for a chocolate milk look to the oil ,this is most idicitive of an oil coolant passage being blown.If the combustion ring is gone it is easy to tell as if you pull all the spark plugs the one that is leaking will be much cleaner than the rest as the steam created by the piston firing and burnig off the water.The car will usually over heat in a short period of time .less athan 10 -15 minutes.