At 12:42 PM 12/24/2001, Richard Ferguson wrote:
>temp gauge starts rising...the engine is getting too hot...when I look
>in back the overflow tank is completely full and the coolant is
>bubbling on top...can anyone help me discover what this might be? This

This sounds like combustion gasses leaking from the cylinders into the
cooling system.  Has this been checked?

david

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