what does this mean
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what does this mean
i was trying to go up an icy hill, not moving, just keeping the old 3oo at high rpm, ( i had my head out the window trying not to spin rear tires, to no avail) then i look ahead, i see steam coming out of every opening from the front end, so i immediatly throw it in park pop the hood, and the coolant is boiling out of the overflow resevoir, so i shut it off and let it sit til everything settled down, so i take it home tempertature is staying some what down and let it idle, i come back to put coolant in it, take of cap to reservoir and its full, i grap the top radiator hose-empty, i shut off the engine which is now running at a high temp and grapped the hose again empty,
now, i think that it needs a new thermostat now cause the old one may be stuck closed, that could be why coolant is not flowing, what do you guys think
thanks
now, i think that it needs a new thermostat now cause the old one may be stuck closed, that could be why coolant is not flowing, what do you guys think
thanks
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take the cap off of the radiator, then start it and let it get up to temperature, you should be able to see the coolant moving when/if the thermostat opens.
Last edited by fast frank 66; Jan 22, 2007 at 08:53 PM.
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