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Default Re: Start again.. loss of coolant - 01-23-2007 , 07:38 PM








On Jan 22, 6:43 pm, Signal <nob... (AT) nowhere (DOT) com> wrote:
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No _obvious_ popping sound.

No _obvious_ sludge or foam either.
Good! If you go a week of normal driving with normal results, likely
you experienced an anomaly....

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA



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Default Re: Start again.. loss of coolant - 01-30-2007 , 08:03 AM






"pfjw (AT) aol (DOT) com" <pfjw (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote:

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On Jan 22, 6:43 pm, Signal <nob... (AT) nowhere (DOT) com> wrote:
No _obvious_ popping sound.

No _obvious_ sludge or foam either.

Good! If you go a week of normal driving with normal results, likely
you experienced an anomaly....

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA
I see a spot of green under the radiator, and I'm waiting for warmer
weather to see if the fan comes on, but so far so good..

Thx again





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Default Re: Start again.. loss of coolant - 01-30-2007 , 08:36 AM





On Jan 30, 9:03 am, Signal <nob... (AT) nowhere (DOT) com> wrote:
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I see a spot of green under the radiator, and I'm waiting for warmer
weather to see if the fan comes on, but so far so good..
If that is a regular thing, keep cats and dogs away from it or put
some sort of absorbent down. Antifreeze is attractive to both... and
deadly. But you knew that already. But, as you suggest... so far...

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Default Re: Start again.. loss of coolant - 01-30-2007 , 12:37 PM



"pfjw (AT) aol (DOT) com" <pfjw (AT) aol (DOT) com> wrote:

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I see a spot of green under the radiator, and I'm waiting for warmer
weather to see if the fan comes on, but so far so good..

If that is a regular thing, keep cats and dogs away from it or put
some sort of absorbent down. Antifreeze is attractive to both... and
deadly. But you knew that already.
I have heard that. Now you mention it, my cat has for some time had
the occasional sniffle around the front end. I thought he might be
after the remnants of a rabbit (..which I sadly dragged under the
front for 100 metres) but... well this is all starting to make sense.
The coolant hasn't visibly dropped before, but when it comes to trace
leaks I guess his nose is more precise than my eyes. :-)

OK I'll put something down..

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But, as you suggest... so far...
Yep, so far...

So.. is this sealant stuff any good?





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Default Re: Start again.. loss of coolant - 01-30-2007 , 12:48 PM



Signal <nobody (AT) nowhere (DOT) com> wrote:

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I see a spot of green under the radiator, and I'm waiting for warmer
weather to see if the fan comes on, but so far so good..

If that is a regular thing, keep cats and dogs away from it or put
some sort of absorbent down. Antifreeze is attractive to both... and
deadly. But you knew that already.

I have heard that. Now you mention it, my cat has for some time had
the occasional sniffle around the front end. I thought he might be
after the remnants of a rabbit (..which I sadly dragged under the
front for 100 metres) but... well this is all starting to make sense.
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1773/radfl9.jpg

Aha!





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