

| Subject: | Re: More stuff on Coolant boiling over |
| From: | Rachel Cogent |
| Date: | Wed, 15 Aug 2001 02:31:03 -0600 |
Is it possible that your head gasket is leaking combustion gases into the cooling jacket? Entity Chas Hoakanson spoke thus: > Need a little more help folks: > I posted this morning that when I got to work I noticed the coolant boiling > in and out of the overflow reservoir. After work, I went out check the belts > and such -- all okay. I replenished the coolant in the overflow reservoir > (with some bottled water since fortunately my wife had just gone to price > club abd left a case of bottled water in the van) and drove home (abot 26 > miles of mostly freeway). Temp was fine (stayed below the LED). However, > about half way home the LED started blinking and statyed blinking the rest of > the way home. Owners manual says this means the coolant is low. Checked the > overflow and it was full, and totally cool. Of course the coolant in the > main tank was hot and appeared full (hard to tell) Belts are fine, since it > doesn't overheat the thermostadt must be fine, no obvious leaks. I haven't > openned up the cooling system or anything for over a year. Kinda stumped -- > any help appreciated. thanks
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