WTF cooling problem.
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WTF cooling problem.
Alright i had a topic posted last night about my thermo not coming on and thats definetly all sorted now. However i went out just before and the car started getting hot again. WTF i thought it was the thermo not coming on but it wasn,t so i managed to get it home with it only spiking 108 deg but the thing is when i stopped it and had a look just then, there was no pressure on the rad hoses, and even the rad cap was cool to touch???? I put a brand new water pump in while the cars been off the road. The radiator is a PWR 55mm core alloy radiator with the 16" curved blade spal thermo that is supposed to pull over 3000cfm. One thing that gets me is i put in a Nulon coolant, that said it was designed for racing and I noticed on the back that it contains no glycol, which i thought was essential? Anyway can someone shed some light on this problem. I came home prepared to make up some better ducting but it's like the waters not pumping through. Could it be thermo stat related?
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Possibly also worth mentioning, the radiator warning light came on when i started the car, I figured that ment low fluid which it's not. Is it possible i disturbed some wiring?
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Ok eek things have gotten scary, the radiator has bugger all coolant left in it. I was leaning towards a thermostat not opening as i had topped up the coolant before i left, but for it to have nothing in it =O fark i hope i haven't damaged the engine. So does this mean its basically boiled it and dumped it all out?
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**** me i can't ******* win, still having issues with this turbo kit i got months ago and have to drive 1600kms to get it sorted by the guys i buy the kit off, and now i find this cooling problem and its coolant pissing out of the core. You would think spending 1100 on a radiator they would pressure test the bloody thing
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