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| RE: Antifreeze belching 428 |
| By gerry - 08/16/2001 7:37:44 AM; IP 208.217.67.246 |
Since you gave sparse details, it's difficult to say if you have a problem or not, Jim. I'm going to have to rely on your assumption that the block and heads are fine and that your cooling system is performing adequately since you didn't write of any overheating.
If your car is purging coolant, you most likely have the radiator over-filled. In non-sealed systems, you do not fill the coolant to the top of the radiator. As the system heats up, the coolant expands and can open the pressure valve in the cap. When you shut the engine down, it goes into heat-soak and will slightly boil the coolant and raise the system pressure, which will also open the relief in the cap. Of course, everything could be fine but the cap and it's just not holding rated pressure. |
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