RE: Am I using too much coolant?

From: Mr. Plow (adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Jul 25 2005 - 14:07:28 EDT


Are you ONLY putting coolant back in the system? Or mixing some water in
there as well?
The temps have been really high (and humidity as well) and my Cherokee was
constantly running a bit hot. I had previously had a dead electric fan, and
got in the bad habit of pouring in just coolant when it overheated and shot
fluid everywhere.
Told my one friend it was still running hot after putting in a new/working
fan, and he said that the thermostat won't work (open) properly if there is
too much coolant in the system and not enough water mixed in.
So, about 2 weeks ago i got out the garden hose and topped the rad right off
with water, as well as the overflow bottle, and the gauge has been reading
dead center ever since, that's normal city driving as well as taking a trip
on the highway.

Simple and very cheap possible fix for you to try. ;)

The Adam Blaster
Two words, figure it out.....

>
>
>DML:
>
>In my 1992 V8 Dakota it seems that every 4 weeks ( 1 month ) I'm putting
>about 1 cup of
>coolant back into radiator and another cup or two of coolant in the
>reservoir bottle. I
>checked all the hoses and connections and there are no leaks there.
>The reservoir bottle is new and not cracked and the tubing is all new too.
>I checked the
>tubing connections. all good.
>
>Q:
>Shouldn't the coolant system retain all coolant fluid? (y or n)
>
>Can it be a head gasket?
>If yes, is there a way to check for this?
>I mean, is there a way to put the system under pressure and monitor the
>pressure level for several minutes?
>
>
>
>Dan K.



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