Lost all coolant, upper radiator hose sucked closed
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Lost all coolant, upper radiator hose sucked closed
While warming up my car for ten minutes, i came out to find the interior cold. The water temp was up in the high end of the band, and i smelled coolant. Shut the engine off. Pried the icy hood open, and found coolant everywhere. The uper radiator hose was sucked closed as well.
Am I right in suspecting a thermostat?
The thermo is a factory thermo, about 4 months old. I'm on call for work right now without a car, so any thoughts will be GREATLY appreciated.
Am I right in suspecting a thermostat?
The thermo is a factory thermo, about 4 months old. I'm on call for work right now without a car, so any thoughts will be GREATLY appreciated.
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update:
I've filled and bled the system. I've got heat again. I can't find where the coolant vented from earlier this morning though. is there a pressure release valve somewhere????
My mixture ratio was to blame. I was running way too much h20 in the system.
I've filled and bled the system. I've got heat again. I can't find where the coolant vented from earlier this morning though. is there a pressure release valve somewhere????
My mixture ratio was to blame. I was running way too much h20 in the system.
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Yesterday when I went out to start my car it was -15°...she fired right up.
In fact, it was more functional than I in those temps.
Started down the road and had a horrible vibration in the rear, pulled over and discovered the passenger wheel had a big chuck of ice on part of the rim...in essence, a two pound misplaced wheel weight.
Sometimes driving in the ice and snow ain't so bad...I realized that even a miserly old fart like me can drift without worrying about trashing the tires...
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I started up my N/A 2 years ago at -35 Celcius.
There was at least a 1/2 to 1 inch of Pure ICE On the car.After the car started and was heated up inside I picked up a whole Windshield of ICE...( the craziest thing I ever seen..an ICE windshield!)
There was at least a 1/2 to 1 inch of Pure ICE On the car.After the car started and was heated up inside I picked up a whole Windshield of ICE...( the craziest thing I ever seen..an ICE windshield!)
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If nothing's leaking the coolant probably came out of the cap on the fill neck, which releases any pressure above its rated pressure (13 psi? I forget).
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