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Coolant Res ?
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Coolant Res ?
I was looking in my Aeros's engine bay amd noticed that the coolant resivour was empty. I opened my rad cap and the rad was full. Is the coolant res suppose to have some in it, and if so, how do you fill it?
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There is a "cold level" at the bottom of the overflow reservoir. Adding to the reservoir is interesting at best. I use a tall funnel with a tapered end that fits inside the small opening of the overflow reservoir. The funnel fits inside one of the storage boxes in the back of the van on the floor.
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who flushes out the coolant reservior when they do a coolant change/cooling system flush?
there is lots of old goop built up in there
gets stirred up when engine overheats, boils over
then sucks back in the sludge from the bottom of the coolant reservior.
there is lots of old goop built up in there
gets stirred up when engine overheats, boils over
then sucks back in the sludge from the bottom of the coolant reservior.
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I use a flashlight. Pull the cap and shine the light thru the plastic container to see the level. Most times it works OK. Sometimes you can add slowly thru the overflow line from the radiator to the plastic container. But it is slow. One problem I have encountered in the past is the reservoir emptying. Could never find a leak, but if it aint the plastic tank itself, its got to be in the cooling system. Recently changed the radiator because of a very minute leak on a bottom aluminum tube. Changed the radiator and then noticed the radiator was always about 12 oz low but the plastic tank was full and getting fuller. Finally traced it to a vacuum leak where the rubber overflow hose pushes onto the radiator nipple. Turned the rubber hose around and got a better seal. Now I don't lose any level at all. I have also pulled the container several times and cleaned it out, most recently when I changed the radiator. Usually has what I guess are "hardness" deposits. Last time they were a reddish color. It is hard to scrub the inside of that container to say the least.
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Update!
Well I had a chance to replace the Thermostate and temp gauge sending unit today. I could definitely tell a difference is how long it takes for the engine to warm up. It looks like the original thermostat that was in there, and it was sticking open.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42.../oldthermo.jpg
I also cleaned out the resivour using a hand pump, man that was disgusting. Sprayed it out and Put some fresh coolant in there (I finnaly found the low level line, but no high level line????) so all is cool.
Thanks for your guidence!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42.../oldthermo.jpg
I also cleaned out the resivour using a hand pump, man that was disgusting. Sprayed it out and Put some fresh coolant in there (I finnaly found the low level line, but no high level line????) so all is cool.
Thanks for your guidence!
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if your coolant does not go in and out of the bottle properly replace the radiator cap.
i got screwed with that one.
i got screwed with that one.
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Also, had my overflow hose swell from oil fumes under the hood. It failed to seal prperply around the radiator cap. I replaced the overflow, and then clamped it with a zip tie to prevent any leakage around there.
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time to replace PVC valve and tighten valve cover bolts? Ford V6's shake rattle and roll so much from inherent engine harmonics that bolts shake loose.
sounds like old '56 Ford Y block 256 V8 I used to have, had so much blowby and valve cover leakage, the engine was externally lubricated, future father in law would NOT let me park in his driveway, had to park on street down the block, quart of 50w every 200 miles, oil was $0.29 qt. gas was $0.25 gallon during price wars in early '60s
sounds like old '56 Ford Y block 256 V8 I used to have, had so much blowby and valve cover leakage, the engine was externally lubricated, future father in law would NOT let me park in his driveway, had to park on street down the block, quart of 50w every 200 miles, oil was $0.29 qt. gas was $0.25 gallon during price wars in early '60s
Originally Posted by khantyranitar
Also, had my overflow hose swell from oil fumes under the hood. It failed to seal prperply around the radiator cap. I replaced the overflow, and then clamped it with a zip tie to prevent any leakage around there.
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Best way to clean out the coolant reservoir is by adapting a wet vacuum cleaner to a small hose to suck out the trash in there. My wet-vac can be used as both suction or blower, so I fill the reservoir halfway, blow lot of air in there to shake up everything, then suck it all out. It's not my idea though, I saw a radiator shop do this a while back and thought it's pretty interesting 
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