Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 13:36:42 GMT From: jeremy_duncannopsamam.yahoo.com (Garcia420) Subject: Re: Coolant system question
Definitely worth a try! Appreciate it. On Tue, 09 Apr 2002 11:29:20 GMT, <milanihnopsamrs.com> wrote: >Did you air out (bleed ) the cooling system? chances are there are air >pockects and it preventing the coolent to do its job. There should be a >bleeding valve on the engine outlet coolant. Top off the reservior, then >open the vavle, then start the engine, you will soon start hearng a hissing >sound and soon you will see water sprinkles out, wait until the flow is >steady then at the same time add coolent, once no more air coming out, close >the valve let the car run and then adjust the level inthe reservior >accordingly .. > >Hope this help >"Garcia420" <jeremy_duncannopsamam.yahoo.com> wrote in message >news:3cae03d9.279347277nopsam.dsl.net... >> I have a '92 900 with 80K on it. >> >> I just replaced the radiator and hoses back in November. >> >> The car started to have steam coming from the expansion tank cap (my >> wife reports!) No antifreeze in tank - I fillied it up to min level >> and a couple minutes later it was drained, so I filled it up again and >> this tuime it held in expansion tank. >> >> I let it sit all day and it didn't lose any antifreeze - took for a >> short drive and it started to heat-up rapidly - but did not overheat >> since I threw the heat on but there was no loss of coolant. >> >> Fan belts all look fine and radiotors new, is there anmyway to tell if >> it's fan, thermostat or gasket. >> >> When viewing the engine from drivers side, I did notice some dried on >> white stuff on red portion of engine block - could be spray from >> expansion steam or does this undoubetdley mean cracked head gasket. >> >> Sorry for the length just trying to figure if this is a $100 job or a >> $1,200! >> >> Thanks >> >> Jer > >
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