Hiya,
I have a 1996 Camry. An issue occured recently. While driving, the temp guage went up to almost max. I stopped car and looked under hood. Reserve coolant level was fine. Waited a bit, drove and guage was still high. Stopped again, and waited. I opened the radiator cap a bit and fluid started spewing/bubbling out. It stopped after 2 mins. I put cap on and drove - all seemed well. Then the engine started acting up - shaking violently. At stop sign, the rpms started fluctuating till engine stopped. Looked under hood - reserve coolant empty.
I had a nearby mechanic look at it - he didnt see a leak in radiator and he put a new cap on the radiator. Drove on and ran into problem again.
Any ideas on what is up? Bad radiator? I plan to take car in to a mechanic this weekend, so I want to have some suggestions what to look for. Its a 10 year old car and I dont want to spend too much on it.