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YOUR RESEARCHAnother coolant leak questiion
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Fill with the vacuum tool
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Yes the system was last filled with the vacuum tool.
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Some further information.Prior to and after the coolant tank was replaced,the car was running a bit hotter than previously.The temp gauge warning light was blinking on and off.The needle is to the left of the mark between 180 and 250.The coolant level had not changed.
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With the engine running check the coolant lines from the engine to the radiator and back again get warm/hot to make sure the t-stat is working ok.
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I've filled using a vacuum tool many times, and at least once it has "overfilled" so to speak, completely filling the reservoir above the max line to the point where it was overflowing.
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I've filled using a vacuum tool many times, and at least once it has "overfilled" so to speak, completely filling the reservoir above the max line to the point where it was overflowing.
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Some further information.Prior to and after the coolant tank was replaced,the car was running a bit hotter than previously.The temp gauge warning light was blinking on and off.The needle is to the left of the mark between 180 and 250.The coolant level had not changed.
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I notice a coolant leak from the overflow tube off the coolant tank.I have replaced the coolant tank and waterpump in the past few months.The car is a 99 and is used as a race car.The car has been on jack stands and has not been driven in 4 weeks.Finally I took the car off the stands ran it down the street and there is no coolant leak.Has anyone experienced this before?
I've filled using a vacuum tool many times, and at least once it has "overfilled" so to speak, completely filling the reservoir above the max line to the point where it was overflowing. But I took care of that situation as it happened, since I didn't want to be driving around with the level up to the brim of the cap.
Assuming the vacuum tool was used correctly, the car is not losing coolant, and the reservoir is at the proper level I don't see any reason to worry. You could do a few laps around on a track with the bleed valve open, certainly that will purge any air out at the high RPMs you probably regularly reach, not to mention the self bleeder opens itself once up to operating temp.
I would monitor the coolant level and temperature gauge closely for a while and be prepared to add distilled water in the event you are somewhere and the level is too low.
Some further information.Prior to and after the coolant tank was replaced,the car was running a bit hotter than previously.The temp gauge warning light was blinking on and off.The needle is to the left of the mark between 180 and 250.The coolant level had not changed.
Could somehow still be air in the system and vacuum fill was not done properly.
The needle was past the 0?
Did/do you have a way to read out the actual temperature? (a/c hack, durametric, obd2, etc.)
How fast was the light blinking, every one half second, 1 second, or two seconds? They each mean different things.
With the engine running check the coolant lines from the engine to the radiator and back again get warm/hot to make sure the t-stat is working ok.
Sincerey,
Macster.
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