HELP!!! 95 gt

[GeeCueSN95]

so i was driving to school today in stop and go traffic and in like 90-100 degree weather...car drove fine no problems. after class (hour and a half later) i turn on my car and its idling pretty high, drive it a couple blocks and notice the temp needle rising fast, i pulled over and turned it (made a weird noise):dontknow: ... parked it for a couple hours and let it cool off while at my girlfriends house... when i went for it again, temp gauge is at half but STILL idling high, as if my throttle cable was messed up or stuck...drove it home and it drove fine (even on the freeway for a bit) FEELS healthy but idk whats the problem... any ideas? id greatly appreciate it

 

[ster302]

How high is the idle? Is the coolant low? Does your cooling fan come on?

 

[CC'S95GT]

Definately make sure the fans are kicking on.
You can test the fans and electronics be pulling codes. After you plug the reader or paperclip then trun the key, one of the first things you'll hear is a coupleof relays clicking then you'll hear the low speed fan for a couple seconds followed by the hi speed fan.
Also the connector on the fan has been know to melt as well.

 

[Rallim]

Water pump failure? Extra strain from the failed bearing causing the car to dump more fuel into it to keep power up to idle, increasing the idle? It'd explain the noise and the temp too.