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Old 05-09-2007, 07:27 PM
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you opened the radiator cap while the motor was hot, and it didnt burst out and burn you?
Not necessarily, I can do that w/ mine.
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Old 05-09-2007, 07:28 PM
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btw Pro, you might want to inform whoever codes this forum, that the notification popup for PM's is only working at about 25% of the time.
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Old 05-09-2007, 07:33 PM
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The only thing I have done recently is a 5 lug swap... I havent touched anything in the engine bay... besides the braking system.
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Old 05-09-2007, 07:35 PM
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next time it overheats, touch both radiator hoses. both should be hot, if the upper hose is still cold, the therm is stuck closed.
if the upper hose is hot and the lower is cold, you have no flow through the radiator.
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Old 05-09-2007, 07:36 PM
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alright thanks
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Old 05-09-2007, 07:57 PM
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that $hit happened to me.. i replaced the water pump and the thermostat (180*) my waterpump was trash.. it didnt loose coolant for a while and then it started loosing a lot more more frequently.. im currently having my head gasket replaced.. coolant was leaking into cyl6 and 7 i believe... you may need to replace her head gasket.. i kno it sucks do a compression test and a leak down test
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Old 05-09-2007, 08:29 PM
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now that scares me.... headgasket no way!
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Old 05-09-2007, 08:59 PM
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why don't you start with flushing the system...NAPA has got some great $hit in a blue bottle that works great....but first make sure the water is circulating
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Old 05-09-2007, 09:06 PM
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lol yea it scared me too, i tried to deny it for a while but then i started pissing steam out my d/s tailpipe and then i was convinced... def do a compression test, its not hard and fiarly cheap to do. just to be sure

how many miles do you have on the motor? and did your car sit for a long period of time in its life? before i bought mine it sat for like 4-5 years cuz the guy was in the military. gaskets go bad if theysit for along time
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Old 05-09-2007, 09:46 PM
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i just flushed my radiator and i put wetter water in it and i still run a little warm, is it better to run just water with wetter water or antifreeze coolant?
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