I'd be replacing the lower hose as well. With what it's gone through, it's
time to change it - not only on age/wear but safety (collapsed hoses don't
last very long).
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: Jay & Dana [mailto:jay&dana@telus.net]
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 6:51 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML:OT Neon ?
Blew the reservoir line out, put on a new rad cap, and all seems well. Damn
there was a lot of crud in the bottom of the reservoir tank . Thanks to all
who responded with your advice.
- Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian" <hskr@cox.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 11:48 AM
Subject: RE: DML:OT Neon ?
>
>
> Second the bad cap. If it's not allowing the water to be sucked back in
> from the overflow. Second thing to look at as Bernd mentioned would be a
> blocked line from the cap to the overflow. Easy enough to check both at
> once. And radiator caps are cheap enough that if you haven't replaced it
> in
> a couple years, it wouldn't hurt to do it anyways.
>
> brian cropp
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Terrible Tom
> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 12:26 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML:OT Neon ?
>
>
> David Gersic wrote:
>
>> On Saturday 19 July 2008 09:53 am, Jay & Dana wrote:
>>
>>>When at normal operating temperature my wife's 95 Neon's rad hoses are
>>>fine. But in the morning when cold both rad hoses and heater hoses are
>>>collapsed.
>>
>>
>> Failed spring in the lower radiator hose, assuming that's the side that
> the
>> water pump sucks from on a Neon. Not sure about the heater hoses, though,
>> should those have springs in them too?
>>
>> Plugged radiator maybe? Can't move coolent through it, but there's enough
>> expansion when the engine gets warm to puff the hoses back out, then
> collapse
>> them when it gets cold and shrinks again.
>>
>> If you open the cap when the engine is cold, then start it and let it
>> warm
> up,
>> can you see the coolent circulating?
>>
>
> Bad radiator cap
>
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