[Shotimes] coolant recovery

[Ron Porter]

Checking coolant was as normal as checking oil back then. Back in the '60s,
I added one of those newfangled aftermarket recovery bottles to my '67
Mustang!!

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Paul Nimz
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2004 10:12 AM
To: gr8sho@adelphia.net; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] coolant recovery


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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