Overheating.....NEED HELP!!!
09-29-2003, 07:41 PM
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Hey there may be a guy calling you about the vert. I'm not sure where he's located, but I gave him your number. Hopefully things will work out well with that. I'll have to see if I can get a friend to follow me up to your place. I don't mind if it sits out front. I would just rather it be sitting anywhere but the side of the road. I'll call you Tues. or Wed. and let you know if I can bring it by. When are you planning on working on your car?
09-29-2003, 08:22 PM
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I am going to work on it a little this weekend, I am off to get the hoist in a few minutes. I am hoping to have it out of the car by Wednesday 1200 noon. next week.
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09-29-2003, 11:17 PM
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Guys, i just saw your thread and I figured I'd chime in b/c i recently had a similar problem on my N/A. I ended up scorching a cylinder in the end though. 
So I had a overheat problem that seemed like I was leaking air somewhere in the system -- bled the system over and over again -- no avail. There was also no noticable problem with the fan, but steady coolant loss, and occasional coolant on the floor (it was directly underneath the coolant reservoir -- coolant was coming out the overflow hose).
In the end, it turned out that I had a blown head gasket -- air was leaking in from the engine block (which in turn builds radiator pressure fast and slowly forces coolant out the overflow hose). One telltale sign I should have paid attention to was that after running the engine for a only few seconds, I would have excessive amount of pressure under the radiator cap -- if I'd open the radiator cap, I'd get coolant overflowing immediately (that's natural with a hot engine, but not with a cold one).
Anyways, just thought I'd share my experience in case it give you things to think about.
So I had a overheat problem that seemed like I was leaking air somewhere in the system -- bled the system over and over again -- no avail. There was also no noticable problem with the fan, but steady coolant loss, and occasional coolant on the floor (it was directly underneath the coolant reservoir -- coolant was coming out the overflow hose).
In the end, it turned out that I had a blown head gasket -- air was leaking in from the engine block (which in turn builds radiator pressure fast and slowly forces coolant out the overflow hose). One telltale sign I should have paid attention to was that after running the engine for a only few seconds, I would have excessive amount of pressure under the radiator cap -- if I'd open the radiator cap, I'd get coolant overflowing immediately (that's natural with a hot engine, but not with a cold one).
Anyways, just thought I'd share my experience in case it give you things to think about.
