[Shotimes] coolant recovery

[Carl Prochilo]

Wow, this is getting nasty.  Running out to pull the sensor of my car
now...  :O

PS.  I should pick up about 0.0000000002 HP due to the weight removal.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sat, October 30, 2004 10:12 am, Paul Nimz said:
> Makes you wonder how they kept cars from running out of coolant back in
> the
> day.....
>
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR
> '93 EG mtx
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] coolant recovery
>
>
>> You did say "almost all situations", but I find this to be useful for
>> those really slow leaks.  I've replaced the sensor only once in 12 years
>> and the circuit works just fine.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> On Sat, October 30, 2004 1:16 am, Paul Nimz said:
>>> Why is the coolant tank going low?  I would recommend disconnection the
>>> sensor in almost all situations even if there was not a problem.
>>> Absolutely
>>> a not needed feature.
>>>
>>> Paul Nimz
>>> '97 TR
>>> '93 EG mtx
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ron Childs" <rbchilds@pacbell.net>
>>> To: "ROBERT SCHIRMER" <1surferbum@msn.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 7:05 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] coolant recovery
>>>
>>>
>>>> FWIW, my experience with bad low coolant sensors (plural) has been
>>>> that
>>>> when failed,
>>>> the light is on but not when the sender is disconnected. I would save
>>>> your
>>>> $50 and
>>>> look elsewhere like the light bulb or connection at the sender.
>>>>
>>>> -Ron Childs   '91
>>>>
>>>> --- ROBERT SCHIRMER <1surferbum@msn.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Guys
>>>>>
>>>>> '93 ATX- I have a coolant recovery sender unit that appears not be
>>>>> working
>>>>> when the coolant level goes low. However, I also cannot find a
>>>>> coolant
>>>>> recovery light on the dash that goes on during start up; so perhaps
>>>>> its
>>>>> just
>>>>> the lite that's not working??? The low coolant lite is SUPPOSEDLY
>>>>> located
>>>>> under the speedometer, next to the O/D off lite (which I can find)
>>>>>
>>>>> Any quick thoughts/recommendations on the subject?? How much of a
>>>>> pain
>>>>> is
>>>>> it
>>>>> to replace/test that lite bulb?? With past discussions about the
>>>>> leaks
>>>>> in
>>>>> the
>>>>> coolant recovery bottle, I KNOW I am not the first with this problem!
>>>>>
>>>>> I throw myself on the wisdom of this group, before I head to the Ford
>>>>> dealer
>>>>> for a new low coolant sending unit
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Bob
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