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Re: Cooling system woes (long)
Posted by Eric Law [Email] (more from Eric Law) on Mon, 16 Feb 2004 05:08:40
In Reply to: Cooling system woes (long), Matt, Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:19:02
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Matt,
Sounds to me like you've got a simple problem: air in the system! When you worked on the car, was it on a level surface?
I'd try to get the car parked as level as possible - if you have no level place, make sure the front of the car is pointing uphill.
Then remove the coolant tank cover and check the coolant level - if it's low, add some before starting the engine.
Now start the engine. As air bubbles move thru the system, they should make thier way to the reservoir and the level in the tank will drop - keep adding coolant as necessary. You want the level to be about halfway between "min" and "max" during warmup. When the engine starts to approach normal temp, the coolant level may reach "max" or threaten to overflow - this is when you gotta put the cap on!
I really don't think dumping more chemicals into the system is going to help with one exception: you should make sure you've got enough antifreeze in there! Having too much H2O will cause a multitude of problems, not just freezing. "Antifreeze" also helps prevent overheating, corrosion, and lubricates the water pump, and you can cause a lot of damage by not having enough of it.
Eric Law
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Posts in this Thread:
- Cooling system woes (long), Matt, Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:19:02
- Re: Cooling system woes (long), GLRT, Mon, 16 Feb 2004 08:05:23
- Re: Cooling system woes (long), GLRT, Mon, 16 Feb 2004 07:52:46
- Re: Cooling system woes (long), Sjer, Mon, 16 Feb 2004 06:11:41
- Re: Cooling system woes (long), Eric Law, Mon, 16 Feb 2004 05:08:40 <-- Viewing This Message
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