Pushing water out radiator under boost help
12-06-2015, 04:38 PM
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I was doing some thinking a second ago with a buddy and he pointed out that my current coolant overflow is useless. Its actually a "catch can" type that has both fittings at the top so its not actually a recovery tank so when the coolant gets hot, radiator pressurized like normal ect it just flows into the can and not back to the radiator when cold. Hence why it just fills up and eventually overflows. Think this is the ultimate problem?
12-07-2015, 03:55 AM
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I was doing some thinking a second ago with a buddy and he pointed out that my current coolant overflow is useless. Its actually a "catch can" type that has both fittings at the top so its not actually a recovery tank so when the coolant gets hot, radiator pressurized like normal ect it just flows into the can and not back to the radiator when cold. Hence why it just fills up and eventually overflows. Think this is the ultimate problem?
& uhhuh, it shouldn't lose pressure on a pressure check if the tester has a good seal & Unless you can visually see a place the coolant is coming out it is probably internal somewhere. I have been known to yank the plugs & poke a stethoscope into the spark plug of every cylinder & listen for any sounds of air or bubbling while performing the pressure test. You can hear it, even if very slight, providing it is quiet around you.
Did you check all your plugs yet for signs of burning coolant?
12-07-2015, 06:34 AM
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Yeah, that will not allow it to be pulled back into the rad.
& uhhuh, it shouldn't lose pressure on a pressure check if the tester has a good seal & Unless you can visually see a place the coolant is coming out it is probably internal somewhere. I have been known to yank the plugs & poke a stethoscope into the spark plug of every cylinder & listen for any sounds of air or bubbling while performing the pressure test. You can hear it, even if very slight, providing it is quiet around you.
Did you check all your plugs yet for signs of burning coolant?
& uhhuh, it shouldn't lose pressure on a pressure check if the tester has a good seal & Unless you can visually see a place the coolant is coming out it is probably internal somewhere. I have been known to yank the plugs & poke a stethoscope into the spark plug of every cylinder & listen for any sounds of air or bubbling while performing the pressure test. You can hear it, even if very slight, providing it is quiet around you.
Did you check all your plugs yet for signs of burning coolant?
As far as plugs, the only 2 I have pulled so far is 3 and 5 and I posted them. I'll pull the rest tonight. What would a plug that's been burning coolant look like?
12-07-2015, 12:29 PM
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Would I need a sealed reservoir instead of a vented one? The stock one is vented. I did replace the cap and it didn't leak from the 3-4 pulls I made yesterday so that part is solved.
