# No heat **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** eldorado, cadillac\ **Created:** [February 14, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-heat/61353 "2011-02-14T22:46:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![panamabill248](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@panamabill248](https://community.cartalk.com/u/panamabill248)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-heat/61353/1 "2011-02-14T22:46:28Z")
there is no coolant circulating thru radiator & the coolant temp while driving is only 159 but when you stop the temp climbs to 210 ---
**Author:** ![panamabill248](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@panamabill248](https://community.cartalk.com/u/panamabill248)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-heat/61353/2 "2011-02-14T22:47:59Z")
no coolant circulating thru radiator ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-heat/61353/3 "2011-02-14T22:48:19Z")
Start by replacing the thermostat for this type of problem. Tester ---
**Author:** ![panamabill248](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@panamabill248](https://community.cartalk.com/u/panamabill248)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-heat/61353/4 "2011-02-14T22:52:50Z")
the engine does not come on when it reaches 199 ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-heat/61353/5 "2011-02-14T23:10:19Z")
What does that have to do with replacing the thermostat? ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-heat/61353/6 "2011-02-14T23:29:30Z")
The engine does not come on when it reaches 199 ??? What kind of information do you think you are conveying with that sentence? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-heat/61353/7 "2011-02-14T23:56:14Z")
the engine does not come on when it reaches 199 ??? ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-heat/61353/8 "2011-02-14T23:59:01Z")
You need make sure the radiator is full with proper mix and type of coolant, check when cool. 199 is not outside the range of normal. When the radiator and system are full of the proper fluid the thermostat controls the temp. By saying the engine does not come on, does it die or not start? ---
**Author:** ![panamabill248](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@panamabill248](https://community.cartalk.com/u/panamabill248)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/no-heat/61353/9 "2011-02-15T13:04:44Z")
you mean the coolant fan does not run