Ryan (and others having similar problems),
Do yourself a favor, and have the cooling system pressure-tested, by
someone who knows what they're doing. From what I've read, on this
thread (and I confess to not reading all of it), it sounds suspiciously
like a head gasket problem, to me. Anyway, you can spend a lot of time
& money (parts & coolant) groping blindly for a cure, or you can just
have it pressure-tested by a competent radiator shop, or trust-worthy
repair shop and find out where the problem truly is.
Spring is here. Don't waste your time trying to out-smart yourself
(something we are ALL guilty of, at one time or another). Get to the
root of the problem quickly (pressure-test), fix it, and enjoy driving
it.
Oh, yeah....one more thing: get that temp gauge fixed NOW, before you
cook your engine. Engine rebuilds are a WHOLE lot more expensive than
temp gauges.
Bud Osbourne
-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces+abcoz=hky.com@autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces+abcoz=hky.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
David Lieb
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:38 PM
To: ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net; Spridgets
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] cooling system issues revised---Help
Ryan,
To me that says that you have a leak in the radiator. It is a small
leak, so
you are still building up pressure and shifting coolant out to the
expansion
tank, but it sucks in air rather than pulling coolant back from the
tank.
David Lieb
----- Original Message -----
From: <ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 7:40 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] cooling system issues revised---Help
> Okay, I have replaced the missing thermostat and did a coolant flush.
And
> once again after a long ride in traffic she was leaking antifreeze out
of
> the expansion bottle. After letting her cool for a few hours I opened
her
> up and found most of the radiator empty and the expansion bottle
filled to
> the outlet pipe. This seems to imply that the coolant is cyling
through
> the system hitting the expansion tank and then pouring out instead of
> cycling back into the radiator. Now what? Oh and for further fun I
have
> no working temp gauge.
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