Hi. i have a 2005 LX Coupe with 194k miles. the car runs fine and rarely gets hot when the AC is off, but when i turn the AC on, it automatically overheats.

here are some things i've done before:

- new intake

- both fans are spinning on the rad

- clean intake

- new thermometer

- tightened inlet and outlet pipes for rad

- checked rad for damage

- always put in more coolant

not sure what else i have done since this car has had so much maintenance done to it, but what i do know is these 2 things:

- when i take it to shops (new shop each time) they say they tighten some lugnuts and charge me A LOT of money for the "repair" and when i take it back, they claim that there is nothing wrong with the car and that i am lying about the overheating

- there is a slight coolant leak that i know of that is not coming from the rad, but possibly the engine or a pipe. my best guess is a blown head gasket

Please, Scotty, or any other mechanics, if you are reading this, email me here:
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^     also, do this if you want me to send an image of the "leak"

(that email is spelled wrong, i know)

thanks for the help!