Help..Engine overheating issues

[Xneubien]

Can anyone help me... Ive had a problem with my 240 since yesterday. Well the problem is...yesterday I started smelling this burning smell (almost like the smell of caramel). And this morining on the way to work the engine got really hot. The temp warning light never came on.. but it still got up there to the second dot next to the H. But the funny thing was...It was running cold(on the C) almost the entire way to work, then about 1 min from work it started climbing. I opened the hood and looked around..I didnt see any leaks but i could smell that burning smell. Only thing I coudl see was the foam around the radiator hose was worn down from this huge battery terminal (the person who used to own my car put on there) but the hose itself didnt look punctured. Oh and another thing. My heater didnt work this morning at all...just blew cold air..even when the engine was running hot(i dont know if the two issues are realted) Im guessing that I might be low on coolant...but i didnt see where to check. Any help or suggestions would be greatThanx,daniel

[Antjaw]

Sounds like your thermostat got stuck.. Ya may need to replace that..Sounds like the simplest thing.

[yellow_jacket]

If the heater wasn't working and your car was running in the normal zone, more than likely you are out of coolant. Wait til the car is very cool, take the radiator cap off, fill it til it overflows. Then fil the over flow tank up to the cold mark. You may have to repeat the process due to an air pocket, but you should be ok. The burning smell was more than likely the smell of a very, very hot motor.

[Xneubien]

well i filled it up and i was driving it to lunch...and it overheated all the way...pulled over...it was steaming from under the engine...between the belts. My uncle is getting a wrecker to go pick it up...we think its the water pump..i will let you guys know if i find out anything else

[bmxruler4130]

my car has the same problem... i dont know what it is. the coolent is fine, but the car overheats. it only happens when im on the high way or rev over 3 grand for a while. my friend said it might be the head gasket?

[Xneubien]

OK I found out what it was. The cover plate on my water pump has a hole in it. just like everyone thought...Its gunna cost about $130 to get fixed...Not too bad at all!!! im happy it wasnt anything worse

[Bryson]

Ya my car is doing the same exact thing, its the water pump on mine, well I see you already found your problem so this post is kinda useless

[Xneubien]

yuppers...shes all fixed and working fine!!! But its still running a little warm...the radiator is half way blocked up...so mon or tues, im getting it flushed.