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silverbeast 05-30-2004 10:22 PM

i smell antifreeze, what could it be?
 
hey guys i was riding around the other day w/ my air on and my wife and i smelled antifreeze. my temp. was fine right on 210 and nothing sounded funny. i just put a throttle body on and some of the fluid leaked out but not much. any ideas?

Ferocity02 05-30-2004 11:52 PM

First off, the stock temp gauge it crap. It will read 210, or close to it no matter what. It will read that from about 170 to 245.

Second, if you spilled coolant during the TB swap, then that is probably it. That stuff smells a long time after you spill it. When the engine warms up it will start to smell again. Whenever I spill coolant I give the motor a quick rinse to get the coolant off so it won't smell. As long as coolant is leaking out onto the ground and the level isn't dropping then you should be okay.

silverbeast 05-31-2004 10:40 AM

thanks, i need to get a thermostat. i have been meaning to but never have. ill wash my car today and wash the engine bay while im at it.


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