What's this a sign of?
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What's this a sign of?
SOOOO
I'm tryin to go to work yesterday AM 95 SC2 turn key --- nothing
Hop in 97SC2 drive to work. Drive home.
Pull 97 into driveway for last chance jump of 95. Smell that sweetly yet skanky smell --don't register what it is. 97 running...
Jump 95 with 97 running -- turn off 95 key -- nothing batt officially DOA.
Smell that sweetly yet skanky smell stronger -- look down---orange.
Look under hood 97 --- coolant reservoir cap seal gone bad
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Should 1 S Car puke antifreeze while trying to save another?
What is this a sign of?
I'm tryin to go to work yesterday AM 95 SC2 turn key --- nothing
Hop in 97SC2 drive to work. Drive home.
Pull 97 into driveway for last chance jump of 95. Smell that sweetly yet skanky smell --don't register what it is. 97 running...
Jump 95 with 97 running -- turn off 95 key -- nothing batt officially DOA.
Smell that sweetly yet skanky smell stronger -- look down---orange.
Look under hood 97 --- coolant reservoir cap seal gone bad
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Should 1 S Car puke antifreeze while trying to save another?
What is this a sign of?
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Actually, it seems to have turned out to be both a reservoir cap AND I believe a defective ECTS (a brass one in fact) since after I replaced the res cap I let it sit and idle for a while and then caught the dash temp gauge moving back and forth in units of 1/8 of the gauge.
Totally whack -- it would go to 3/4, kick the fan on then fly down to 1/2 much faster than physically possible -- and fan would shut off. Since there's only one sensor I'm assuming that's the issue AND may have led to the initial pukage of coolant/
OR is there just air in the system?
Shouldn't be since I did not lose enough out of the reservoir to let any in
Damn this was supposed to be off topic -- sorry
Furthermore as a moderator I'm frankly too tired to move my one thread (read:lazy)
Actually, it seems to have turned out to be both a reservoir cap AND I believe a defective ECTS (a brass one in fact) since after I replaced the res cap I let it sit and idle for a while and then caught the dash temp gauge moving back and forth in units of 1/8 of the gauge.
Totally whack -- it would go to 3/4, kick the fan on then fly down to 1/2 much faster than physically possible -- and fan would shut off. Since there's only one sensor I'm assuming that's the issue AND may have led to the initial pukage of coolant/
OR is there just air in the system?
Shouldn't be since I did not lose enough out of the reservoir to let any in
Damn this was supposed to be off topic -- sorry
Furthermore as a moderator I'm frankly too tired to move my one thread (read:lazy)
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Saturn moved the overflow tank and combined it with to top of the radiator tank to a remote location which is above the top of the engine. (although making the dang thing out of plastic was probably not the smartest thing to do.) I have never had a problem burping the air out of a cooling system if the water fill area was above the top of the head. While it is possible, if there is water in the overfill tank, I don't think there is a problem with air in the cooling system.
The only car I have ever owned that was problematic that way was a Fiero with the engine in the back and the water fill in the front which was about 6 inches below the top of the cylinder head on a four cylinder model. They had mucho problems with over heating on those things caused by improperly filling the radiator. (Quite a burping procedure due to fill in front, the length of the water lines and engine in back sat higher than the radiator) or leaks that went undetected because the fill was in front, the only part of the engine that was not in back. And with the trunk in front filled up with front suspension parts, the only thing that would fit there was a pillow so no one ever looked there.
The factory recall notices on that were a work of comedy including one with a big sign about 4 by 6 inches memory says, although probably wrong that was supposed to be stuck on the dashboard that said basically fill the radiator or the engine will catch on fire.
Yeah! Just what I wanted on my car!
The Toyota MR2 also rear engine had everything in back and located over the top of the engine. I guess marketing had a good grip on car design for GM at that time.
The only car I have ever owned that was problematic that way was a Fiero with the engine in the back and the water fill in the front which was about 6 inches below the top of the cylinder head on a four cylinder model. They had mucho problems with over heating on those things caused by improperly filling the radiator. (Quite a burping procedure due to fill in front, the length of the water lines and engine in back sat higher than the radiator) or leaks that went undetected because the fill was in front, the only part of the engine that was not in back. And with the trunk in front filled up with front suspension parts, the only thing that would fit there was a pillow so no one ever looked there.
The factory recall notices on that were a work of comedy including one with a big sign about 4 by 6 inches memory says, although probably wrong that was supposed to be stuck on the dashboard that said basically fill the radiator or the engine will catch on fire.
Yeah! Just what I wanted on my car!
The Toyota MR2 also rear engine had everything in back and located over the top of the engine. I guess marketing had a good grip on car design for GM at that time.