[Spridgets] cooling system issues

[Robert Duquette]

Is it 'leaking' coolant somewhere?

My thought was that it might be a bad head gasket pressurizing the cooling 
system.

< tempted to put in the "I know not of what I write" quote and sign this 
"ED" >

RD

----Original Message Follows----

You may consider replacing the water pump. I wonder if the impeller may have
deteriorated, whilst the car was sitting.

Brad


On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 6:52 AM, <ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net> wrote:

 > Reviving a 74 midgit. I last posted about leaking antifreeze from the
 > radiator cap of my expansion tank after a ride. I replaced the cap with a 
13
 > Lbs cap and today after a 27 mile 50 minute ride  to and from work i had
 > antifreeze coming out of the overflow tube on the expansion tank. I also
 > have a broken temp gauge to make things more interesting. I checked the
 > overflow when things cooled down and it is half full but the radiator is
 > down about 4".  What is causing this?  My plan is to replace the 
thermostat
 > and the badly corroded looking crossflow pipe on the bottom of the 
radiator.
 > is there anything else i am missing or should try while i am at it?  
There
 > does seem to be a small oozing of oil from the head gasket but not enough 
to
 > reduce oil pressure or volume.
 > any ideas?
 > thanks
 > ryan
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