[Shotimes] Coolant not heat!

Ron Porter ronporter@prodigy.net
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 12:21:09 -0400


The stock radiator in my former '95 did the same thing. If I just drove
around the corner to Kroger & back (1.5 mile total trip), it would leak a
bit from the driver's side tank. If the engine got fully hot, it was fine.

Ron Porter 

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:08 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Coolant not heat!


My radiator will leak but only when cold and NOT under pressure.  It is a
replacement Modine and has done this from the day it was installed.

Paul Nimz
'97 TR
'93 EG mtx


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Weinrich" <stevwein@swbell.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Coolant not heat!


> The coolant bottle has a level sensor built in.  That would account for
the
> extra connector.
>
> AutoZone will loan you a very nice cooling system pressure tester for a
> deposit of around $75.  I suggest you pick one up and test the system at
16
> psi.  By using the pressure tester, you don't have to work on a hot engine
> and be around coolant that is around 200 degrees F.  ANY leaks will be
very
> quickly located.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shaun & Meggen Livermore" <smlivermore@wi.rr.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:06 AM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Coolant not heat!
>
>
> > The only line that's disconnected that I know of is that little spout
> > coming off of the radiator right below the cap.  This is where it's
> > suppose to flow into the bottle, but there is no bottle and no line. The
> > spout is just open.  I don't think coolant has come out of there though,
> > yet, because if it did it would spray all over the battery, alternator,
> > etc., which I haven't noticed.  Also, does the coolant reservoir bottle
> > have an electrical connector connected to it?  On my car there is an
> > electrical connector not connected to anything around that area, which I
> > did not know what it was for.  Thanks for all your insight.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ron DeReus [mailto:dereus@fbx.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 6:40 PM
> > To: Shaun & Meggen Livermore; Shotimes
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Coolant not heat!
> >
> > I'd be finding a reservoir to put on there...
> >
> > Coolant lines do run up to the throttle body (the highest of which is
> > the preferred one to leave off when flushing the system to get all the
> > air out, then hook it up.)  Maybe one of those is leaking or split?
> >
> >   The color of the anti-freeze should match what you have when you peak
> > in the radiator, I would guess, or it would seem to be some other fluid.
> > As for it being brown, it may need flushed really bad, or I've seen the
> > new high-mileage anti-freeze look orange when cold, and like chocolate
> > milk when hot and stirred up.
> >
> > Ron D.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Shaun & Meggen Livermore [mailto:smlivermore@wi.rr.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 1:03 PM
> > To: 'Ron DeReus'
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Coolant not heat!
> >
> >
> > The hoses and clamps look ok, yet I noticed something strange the other
> > day.  First was that my car has no coolant reservoir tank for it to
> > overlow into.  Not sure if this is a problem or not.  Then last night
> > after I got done driving it for a while I noticed I was leaking coolant,
> > from what appeared to be somewhere up on top of the intake.  It smelled
> > really burnt to0, and was really brown looking.  ????
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron DeReus
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:20 PM
> > To: Shaun & Meggen Livermore; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Coolant not heat!
> >
> > Bad heater core or slight leak at the firewall hose/core connections
> > that run into the core box?
> >
> > Ron DeReus
> > 95MTX
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
> > <mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net%5dOn>  Behalf Of Shaun & Meggen
> > Livermore
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 10:48 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Coolant not heat!
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> >             Tonight I tried my heat out for the very first time since I
> > bought my new SHO and something is defiantly wrong!  When you turn the
> > blower on it blows a ton of smoke out of the vents that smells like
> > coolant/antifreeze.  Had to open the windows and get out before I passed
> > out.  Only comes out when the unit is on though.  I'm not sure where to
> > begin with this one.  Help!
> >
> > Shaun Livermore
> > 91+ 127K
> > Sussex, WI
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