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Re: HEATING PROBLEM x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"

To: streepey@sunset.net
Subject: Re: HEATING PROBLEM x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
From: Dave and Liz DuBois <ddubois@sinclair.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 10:00:17 -0700
Lee,

To Lew's list of questions/suggestions, I would ask a question based on 
your last statement "Installed electric fan.  All that did was that if 
he leaves it on when he stops after driving, it doesn't boil over." 
Does the "boiling over" occure only after the engine is shut off? 
Secondly, does your friend actually hear the cooling system boiling?  If 
  the system only expells some coolant when the engine is shut down 
without any actual boiling occuring, then this is perfectly normal. 
Even if he hears the system boiling after shutdown, it is not 
necessarily an indication of a problem.  The convential wisdom is that 
an engine/cooling system is not overheating as long as it is not boiling 
while the car is moving.  To eliminate the loss of coolant after 
shutdown, tell your friend to install a coolant recovery system.  He 
should also try a new radiator cap to make sure that the pressure in the 
system is held at the correct level.
Good luck - Dave

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