W. Silva wrote:
> 
> I was in line at an idle at the outside bank teller window for too long
> today and I heard this loud fan come on.  I looked at my temperature gauge
> and it was up a little bit over where it usually is but not up to the line
> that I guess indicates that "you in deep doo-doo now".  Anyway, the fan
> came on for about 10 seconds or so then shut off and did this again about 2
> minutes apart about 3 more times.  I left there and drove about 1/2 mile to
> a store, spent about 10 minutes in the store and when I came out the was a
> pretty steady stream of antifreeze  coming out of my engine area.  I opened
> the license plate hatch and checked the bottle and couldn't make out where
> the level was so I opened it.  The antifreeze was almost up to the top of
> the bottle (or tank).  After waiting a minute or so, the leaking stopped
> and the level in the bottle went back down to the line where it should be.
> I drove home from there (about 4 miles) and watched the gauge all the way.
> It was in the normal area and the van ran fine.  Do I need to worry about
> this? 

Nope.

 Does this fan just come on when the engine is overheating? 

Yes, I live in Texas, and I only here it on hot days stuck in traffic.

 How do
> you keep from loosing the coolant?

Don't put so much in.

 Why have I never heard this fan
> before????

You are a Yankee!

> Thanks for wisdom in advance
> Wendy
> 
Soright.
TBill

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