RE: [DMCForum] Coolant question...
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RE: [DMCForum] Coolant question...
- From: "Travis Goodwin" <tgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 17:02:00 -0400
Indeed.
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Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Coolant question...
Sounds like an air pocket that got filled with coolant after the engine
burped its self when you topped it off.
I hope you used 50/50 Water and Antifreeze when you topped it off.
Mark V
On Jul 8, 2005, at 1:16 PM, Travis Goodwin wrote:
> This is a for real question.
>
> My car seemed to be overheating at lunch today. Within 3 minutes, the
> temp was almost 200 degrees. Despite the high temp, the fans didn't
> come
> on. That says one thing to me: air pocket.
>
> So, I checked the coolant level real quick and it was indeed low. A
> stop
> at Advance Auto to top it off and the temp leveled off. I drove it 20
> miles home with the temp level. It got only as high at 160 or so by
the
> time I navigated all the traffic.
>
> Do you agree that with an air pocket causing the thermostat to read
too
> high, it can seem as if the fans are not working correctly because the
> coolant temp is not high enough to trigger the otterstat?
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