# Hot eng

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-eng/36867>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, cavalier\
**Created:** [September 20, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-eng/36867 "2009-09-20T01:04:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![woodwork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@woodwork](https://community.cartalk.com/u/woodwork)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 1:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-eng/36867/1 "2009-09-20T01:04:42Z")

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my 1992 cavalier 2.2 eng compartment gets really hot, lt is untouchable from the wiring to the air intake to the coolant bottle and everything in between is this normal or is there a problem

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**Author:** ![woodwork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@woodwork](https://community.cartalk.com/u/woodwork)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/hot-eng/36867/2 "2009-09-20T01:08:52Z")

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forgot to say the temp gauge never indicates overheating fan working fine but tried to check oil could not even touch dipstick without burning hand i dont have this problem on my 94 cavaliar