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I should think you guys have heard it all before but here goes !
I apologise if this has been covered before but after scouring the forum I couldn't find anything to match - maybe I'm doing it wrong. I have a modicum of mechanical ability having rebuilt an MG Midget (sic) from scratch but modern cars with computers are a different story.
This Sportage SX is a 2000 model and has been dry stored for the best part of 7 months. It was running just fine when last used.
The problem: The car is very difficult to start with the key but will start quite easily with a push start. Once started the engine will run comfortably for about 10-15 minutes at which point it overheats causing bubbling and coolant overflow from the expansion bottle cap. I'm not sure if I have 1 or 2 different problems here.
Any help greatly appreciated.
I apologise if this has been covered before but after scouring the forum I couldn't find anything to match - maybe I'm doing it wrong. I have a modicum of mechanical ability having rebuilt an MG Midget (sic) from scratch but modern cars with computers are a different story.
This Sportage SX is a 2000 model and has been dry stored for the best part of 7 months. It was running just fine when last used.
The problem: The car is very difficult to start with the key but will start quite easily with a push start. Once started the engine will run comfortably for about 10-15 minutes at which point it overheats causing bubbling and coolant overflow from the expansion bottle cap. I'm not sure if I have 1 or 2 different problems here.
Any help greatly appreciated.