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clone nprogrss
Member # 10342
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so when my t-stat opens up an pushes the hot water out to the overflow tank y doesnt it get sucked back into the radiator??
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sydewayzLX50
Member # 10217
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it should when the motor cools off
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clone nprogrss
Member # 10342
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quote: Originally posted by sydewayzLX50: it should when the motor cools off
stan wtf!! naw im playin! then how czn i explain whats goin on with my temp goin up!! air pockets in motor??
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turbo50
Member # 6700
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Man did you check for CCW rotation on your water pump? 86-93 5.0 right?
http://www.californiafords.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=025129
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sydewayzLX50
Member # 10217
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your overflow is working right, your car is just overheating. i personally think its your fan or water pump. im leaning more towards the fan though.
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sydewayzLX50
Member # 10217
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his water pump is being spun ccw, i cant say for sure if its a reverse rotation pump though
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turbo50
Member # 6700
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still has a headgasket or cracked head issue im about to bet money on it assuming all the rest of the coolant system is new.
Dan
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sydewayzLX50
Member # 10217
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even if its running like a champ and theres no mixing of water and oil?
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turbo50
Member # 6700
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quote: Originally posted by sydewayzLX50: even if its running like a champ and theres no mixing of water and oil?
Ya.
Did he have the coolant check for exhaust in it?
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SLOWSN95
Member # 8269
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I was about to say what Dan just said. Sounds like you got a bad head gasket and you have exhaust getting into your cooling system. With the car cold.. how long does it take for your upper radiator hose to get firm? If it gets firm almost instantly.. good chance thats your problem..
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sydewayzLX50
Member # 10217
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the upper radiator hose doesnt get hard right away. it only really gets hard when its overheating. i dont know how to check exhaust in the coolant, but when i take the radiator cap off i dont hear any combustion or exhaust noises. how do you check that?
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clone nprogrss
Member # 10342
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i dnt have any oil mixin with water and the car runs fine it just does it in traffic sumtimes and by the way on the freeway its fine! dan if u can explain how it can b a blown headgasket!
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RacerX
Member # 11046
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Lol
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clone nprogrss
Member # 10342
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quote: Originally posted by RacerX: Lol
lol at what?? when it happens to yo car lol at that!
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coupe5oh
Member # 10411
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quote: Originally posted by sydewayzLX50: but when i take the radiator cap off i dont hear any combustion or exhaust noises. how do you check that?
this made me lol..but if you can start the car with the radiatorcap off and coolant doesnt go gushing out then you most likely dont have exhaust gasses getting into your cooling system via a blown head gasket..but the only way you can know forsure is to use this tool...
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&sugexp=tshc&cp=12&gs_id=b&xhr=t&q=combustion+leak+tester&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ADBS_enUS291US292&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&ion=1&b iw=1280&bih=565&wrapid=tljp1314722523075014&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=5273924839465899478&sa=X&ei=8BJdTqDLG8O1sQLW9pwQ&sqi=2&ved=0CEkQ8gIwAA# [ August 30, 2011, 12:44 PM: Message edited by: coupe5oh ]
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CobraCoupe
Member # 7233
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go to a smog shop or a shop that has a smog analyzer and ask them if you could have them sniff the cooling system(overflow bottle, or radiator) with the caps off and watch for how much HC/CO content is in the coolant that will tell you if exhaust is getting in the cooling system....
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turbo50
Member # 6700
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quote: Originally posted by CobraCoupe: go to a smog shop or a shop that has a smog analyzer and ask them if you could have them sniff the cooling system(overflow bottle, or radiator) with the caps off and watch for how much HC/CO content is in the coolant that will tell you if exhaust is getting in the cooling system....
This is exactly what you need to do.
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clone nprogrss
Member # 10342
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quote: Originally posted by turbo50: quote: Originally posted by CobraCoupe: go to a smog shop or a shop that has a smog analyzer and ask them if you could have them sniff the cooling system(overflow bottle, or radiator) with the caps off and watch for how much HC/CO content is in the coolant that will tell you if exhaust is getting in the cooling system....
This is exactly what you need to do.
will do!
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clone nprogrss
Member # 10342
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forgot to mention i burped the radiator yesterday an drove it around for a while yesterday got on it,let it idle for like 15-20 mins and it didnt overheat! drove it around today a bit hard an it didnt overheat again!
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