Blaine B.
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Northwest Indiana
Hey, was just cruising down the road when I noticed a few droplets on the windsheild. Hey, it's raining I thought, since it was lightning in the distance......then I peered down into my instrument cluster to see the temp gauge reading 260. Oh crap, I say, and pull over, immediately turning the vehicle off.
After opening the hood, I inspect coolant gurgling and coming out of the radiator cap, as well as out of the coolant resivoir.
So I let it sit a little, fill the radiator up with water I had in the trunk, and let it run. The temp gauge cools down to below 210, and the radiator is sucking the coolant back out of the resivoir.
Any ideas why? I didn't know coolant is supposed to leak out of the radiator cap. It is a new cap and radiator as of July, and the cap is one of those with the red lever on top.
By the time I drove the two miles or so and came home, the resivoir was nearly empty, meaning the radiator sucked all of that coolant back in. I filled the resivoir with water.
What should I do, flush the entire system AGAIN and refill with 50/50?
By the way, the pressure cap didn't stick up (the red lever) Isn't it supposed to? Like I said the cap is new as of July. When I opened the hood I lifted the red lever on the top of the radiator cap and it seemed like the pressure relieved itself more quickly.
Any other thoughts? Thanks!
After opening the hood, I inspect coolant gurgling and coming out of the radiator cap, as well as out of the coolant resivoir.
So I let it sit a little, fill the radiator up with water I had in the trunk, and let it run. The temp gauge cools down to below 210, and the radiator is sucking the coolant back out of the resivoir.
Any ideas why? I didn't know coolant is supposed to leak out of the radiator cap. It is a new cap and radiator as of July, and the cap is one of those with the red lever on top.
By the time I drove the two miles or so and came home, the resivoir was nearly empty, meaning the radiator sucked all of that coolant back in. I filled the resivoir with water.
What should I do, flush the entire system AGAIN and refill with 50/50?
By the way, the pressure cap didn't stick up (the red lever) Isn't it supposed to? Like I said the cap is new as of July. When I opened the hood I lifted the red lever on the top of the radiator cap and it seemed like the pressure relieved itself more quickly.
Any other thoughts? Thanks!