OHSCrifle said:Good news, man. Hope it stays that way.
Ditto. Thanks for the update
OHSCrifle said:Good news, man. Hope it stays that way.
Ditto. Thanks for the update
I agree, great news and thanks for the update.
It's back. No issues until last night, overheated again. Nothing out of the ordinary I can point to, like long trip, towing, etc. Didn't lose as much coolant as before, so I'm down to water pump. I'll replace it this weekend, hopefully when I pull it, it's bad, then at least I'll know that was it
In reply to Steve_Jones :
Can you see if its weeping by the pulley? They usually have a small hole that lets you know its going by allowing water to pass by as the bearing starts to fail. Unless its not that big of a deal to do and then its just worth it for the piece of mind.
In reply to Slippery (Forum Supporter) :
It's more of a might as well do it just to know at this point. Part of it might be boredom, not doing much else anyway :)
A water pump swap on one of these is a pretty massive job. I think there's something like 60 bolts holding the timing chain cover on this engine. You must be either seriously hardcore or REALLY bored. If it turns out to be head gaskets after all, you're going to have to take it all off again. Let us know what happens!
Update: after driving it for a week instead oh just having him tell me what happened, I noticed a pattern. Antifreeze was going into the overflow, but not going back into the radiator when it cooled down. I figured after this happens a few times, it's low enough to overheat. I cleaned the overflow tank, replaced the hose, and put on a new radiator cap.
It's been working as it should be for a week or so now. I've heard about radiator caps going bad, this is the first I've seen it in person.
Glad you found it! I had one go bad, it drove me nuts for a while because I was very slowly losing coolant. Checked it one night, and by the light of my flashlight, I could see coolant misting out of the cap in a fine spray. Never enough in one spot to leave a drop, but enough that the level would slowly drop over time.
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