So I've got a piece of **** 96 grand prix that keeps overheating. I had an Olds cutlass for about a year and a half that had the 3.1l and it had the same issues. Basically the car will run fine when it's really cold but as soon as it warms up and I start driving it, the temp gauge goes way up to 260 and it overheats. Already wasted money fixing what the issue should've been but wasn't so I'm really pissed off at this point. Head gasket is fine. No leaks. Radiator doesn't seem to have any leaks nor do any of the hoses. I put coolant in the other day to top it off. Added some in the coolant tank and the radiator. Well everytime I've put some in the coolant tank, it never sucks any back in there it just drains it. But there's no leaks anywhere on the ground. So I'm kinda at a loss. Mind you the car also has a little over 201,000 miles. And the people I bought it from were dimiwits despite being the original owners and probably should not be allowed to purchase a vehicle of any kind due to their stupidity. I replaced the coolant temp sensor because I broke the plastic top off the first one trying to pull it out. Was a ***** trying to get the new one in and it broke too and didn't get it in all the way. Fixed a loose sparkplug as well. Car is just being an asshole at this point and I've pretty much given up and am wanting to just scrap the ****er. It's also been getting extremely bad gas mileage. About 100-150 miles on a tank - if I'm lucky. Not sure why. Hasn't thrown any codes. Any suggestions? Or should I just take the car out to the gun range next time I go?
