My 96, 2.2 liter Cavalier is overheating.
After I start the car and start driving the temperature needle will climb steadily for ten minutes or so. It might fluctate back and forth a little near Hot but eventually it will hit hot and the check gauges light will come on. When this happens, the overflow container will be filled so full antifreeze will come out of the container.
This overheating plus an overfilled overflow container -- is that a telltail sign of something?
The radiator fan seems to be working okay.
Was reading somewhere on the web that an overheating Cavalier is oftentimes caused by a leaky head gasket, which made me wonder since I have already replaced the head on this car once (about 60,000 miles ago; the car currently has 90,000 miles on it). But that time I could tell because it would cough plumes of white smoke out of the tailpipe. No white smoke this time. And the oil doesn't have that creamy look it had last time around.
Brian