pushing coolant help!
08-09-2009, 01:09 PM
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You just baught the car? Sounds like the engine may have blown head gasket(s).
Short of doing a leakdown check....I would remove the t-stat, start the engine while cold and top off the coolant, go for a drive. If it still boils over when you come back from a 30 minute drive....gaskets are most likely what it is.
It could also be something caught up in front of the condensor, making it run hot as *****, then the coolant sprays out the over-flow, then the air in the system later on boils over. But you did say your temp guage always looked good. You could have a bad temp sensor too.
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Short of doing a leakdown check....I would remove the t-stat, start the engine while cold and top off the coolant, go for a drive. If it still boils over when you come back from a 30 minute drive....gaskets are most likely what it is.
It could also be something caught up in front of the condensor, making it run hot as *****, then the coolant sprays out the over-flow, then the air in the system later on boils over. But you did say your temp guage always looked good. You could have a bad temp sensor too.
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maybe you could suggest a few more things? LMAO where do you come up with this stuff????? 