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ok so i have a 70 duster slant 6 198 with 3 on the tree im having problum with losing water theres no reservor for this modle car does not over heat i had a 195 thermostat in it but water is getting hot and opening the new 16 pound rad. cap so on short trips i lose alot of water i need help with this i now i can try to put in a higher temp thermostat or take the other one out and not put one in but i like to see if any one has anything else too say about it as far cuz it bite be a bigger thing then just the termostat but i dont know plz help thank u With the thermostat out, refill the rad and run the engine hot with |
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On 11 Aug 2006 16:49:30 -0700, mike4uwa2000 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote: ok so i have a 70 duster slant 6 198 with 3 on the tree im having problum with losing water theres no reservor for this modle car does not over heat i had a 195 thermostat in it but water is getting hot and opening the new 16 pound rad. cap so on short trips i lose alot of water i need help with this i now i can try to put in a higher temp thermostat or take the other one out and not put one in but i like to see if any one has anything else too say about it as far cuz it bite be a bigger thing then just the termostat but i dont know plz help thank u With the thermostat out, refill the rad and run the engine hot with the rad cap off and watch for bubbles. If bubbles appear, you have a head gasget issue. If no bubbles, replace thermostat with a 180, refill and run engine hot with the rad cap off to see how long it takes to 'blow' the coolant out. If coolant is 'blowing' out, then time to get the system pressure checked. |
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