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Subject:Re: Colant expantion
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Mon, 20 Oct 2003 16:44:08 -0400

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, George Thorburn wrote:

> I have filled the expansion tank to the max line when the motor is cold.
> After the van has been run up to temperature and shut off the level in
> the expansion tank will rise 1/2 way up the cap, when everything cools
> off the level will drop back to the max line. Is this normal or do I
> have a problem?

Normal.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si