Radiator hose popping off
#1
Radiator hose popping off
All stock ls1 Camaro I can drive around town just fine but a few times now iv had a radiator hose pop off every time the cars been idling in my driveway. Iv had booth the upper and lower hose pop off iv changed the radiator cap to see if that would fix it but it didn't.
Anyone have any input on what it might be or how to fix it?
Anyone have any input on what it might be or how to fix it?
#4
Has a new radiator, water pump, hoses and clamps
Idk what to do I bought a new thermostat I haven't put it on yet.
Only other thong I can think of is a blown head gasket or crack in the block
Idk what to do I bought a new thermostat I haven't put it on yet.
Only other thong I can think of is a blown head gasket or crack in the block
#5
Those "shitty" factory clamps are the best you can get........thats way the factory uses them. They are self adjusting UNLIKE the shitty worm clamps that can't adjust for temp changes like the" shitty" factory clamps.
Put the factory clamps back on.
Put the factory clamps back on.
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Those self adjusting clamps, like anything else, wear out over time. People change their oil, engines, wheels, paint jobs, but I wager those're the original clamps from the factory. Personally, I've had them go loose on two of my cars, although not to the degree of this thread's problem. OP, you can go either way, just make sure they're on properly, and that the outlets aren't bent or something...
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#9
are you sure the clamps are over the barbs? it may look like they are all the way on but if the clamps are not over the barbed ends of the radiator spouts you'll get exactly what your getting.
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#12
The car had a the new parts b4 I bought it.
Theres no codes
It has a new 18psi cap and water is getting to the overflow tank
So back to a head gasket? Iv never had a head gasket do that theres always been water in the oil and puffs of white smoke (stem)
Theres no codes
It has a new 18psi cap and water is getting to the overflow tank
So back to a head gasket? Iv never had a head gasket do that theres always been water in the oil and puffs of white smoke (stem)
#13
When the car is turned off there are no gases to stop the hot, pressurized coolant from going the other way into the cylinders. At best you'd have white smoke (and sometimes a hard startup) as the coolant is boiled off....at worst the coolant fills a cylinder completely and you hydro lock the motor and break something. Take the radiator cap off (WHEN COOLANT IS COLD) and start it up...if you see bubbling in the radiator you have problems.
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Compression gases have much higher PSI than the water pump could ever think about putting out. When running, gases can be forced through a bad head gasket, into the water jackets and over heating/pressurizing coolant.
When the car is turned off there are no gases to stop the hot, pressurized coolant from going the other way into the cylinders. At best you'd have white smoke (and sometimes a hard startup) as the coolant is boiled off....at worst the coolant fills a cylinder completely and you hydro lock the motor and break something. Take the radiator cap off (WHEN COOLANT IS COLD) and start it up...if you see bubbling in the radiator you have problems.
When the car is turned off there are no gases to stop the hot, pressurized coolant from going the other way into the cylinders. At best you'd have white smoke (and sometimes a hard startup) as the coolant is boiled off....at worst the coolant fills a cylinder completely and you hydro lock the motor and break something. Take the radiator cap off (WHEN COOLANT IS COLD) and start it up...if you see bubbling in the radiator you have problems.
im going to take it to my boys smog shop he is telling me if its a head gasket he can the smog tester will pick it up comming through the coolent
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i understand but y isnt it being blown out the overflow and it hasnt done it driving or when i get on it, only when i let the car idel its never overheated (since iv owned it) and no smoke
im going to take it to my boys smog shop he is telling me if its a head gasket he can the smog tester will pick it up comming through the coolent
im going to take it to my boys smog shop he is telling me if its a head gasket he can the smog tester will pick it up comming through the coolent
Your clamps must not be tight enough, thats all. Not saying you don't have a blown head gasket.....but your hoses should stay on under extremely high pressures and temps....certainly alot more than 18 psi.
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#18
I know this thread is old but did you ever find out what was causing the hose to pop off. my ls1 would do the same thing, I changed the head gasket and everything that has to do with cooling. It still blew hose off after that. That was a year ago. Car has been parked since. The last owner did crash into a sidewalk so the front driver side tire was pushed back into the fender. Could the block have been damaged by that since k frame was pushed back too.?And I also noticed heater core is clogged. Maybe a large air pocket that expands and blows hose off? Sorry for the long reply but it would be nice to get it running.