Boiling coolant?
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FWIW on many other cars I've owned the level in the rad drops with RPM and load. Turn the heater fan on and the level drops, increase revs same thing. I can understand the RPM correlation but the heater fan always alluded me (it's not like the car was sophisticated enough to have any valving directing coolant to the core).
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Update:
I pulled the radiator off and it was definitely clogged. Somebody added that block sealer or radiator stop leak to the system and it plugged it up. I was shaking a bunch of chunky globs of crap out of the radiator. New one should be here soon. I wonder why the added the sealer.. Hopefully nothing major is going on with the motor.
I pulled the radiator off and it was definitely clogged. Somebody added that block sealer or radiator stop leak to the system and it plugged it up. I was shaking a bunch of chunky globs of crap out of the radiator. New one should be here soon. I wonder why the added the sealer.. Hopefully nothing major is going on with the motor.
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I'm guessing you don't have your lower engine cover. What are you worried about someone doing, stealing your battery? lol. Sounds like you are having difficulties adjusting to a new car, but glad you figured out what the problem might be.
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Update: I swapped out the radiator... So far so good, the reservior doesnt leak anymore. I was nervous at first because right after i swapped it the coolant level started to rise. But after some bleeding and driving around it leveled off.
By the way i got this radiator off ebay for $77. I was expecting some cheap piece of crap but it was decent quality.
By the way i got this radiator off ebay for $77. I was expecting some cheap piece of crap but it was decent quality.
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