[DeTomaso] how come my Cat doesn't much care for water?
Kerry Maguire
kmaguire at landrovermiramar.com
Mon Sep 28 00:06:33 EDT 2009
I should have mentioned that the overflow tank WAS half filled-or
maybe a little bit more then?
I am sure that the car will find it's "happy place"
Kerry
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On Sep 27, 2009, at 8:54 PM, "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/27/09 20 08 20, kmaguire at landrovermiramar.com
> writes:
>
>
>> Why does my car run cool but still not want to keep its recommended
>> fill of coolant?
>
>
> The pressure tank should be filled, and the overflow tank only half-
> filled, when the car is cool. By overfilling the overflow tank,
> you've engineered the situation you're experiencing.
>
> Not to worry though--it's not a problem. As the coolant in the
> system heats and cools, it expands and contracts. When the system
> is overfilled and the coolant expands, some pukes overboard.
> Eventually the system finds its happy place, and you won't puke
> coolant anymore.
>
> If you haven't changed your radiator cap recently, now is a good
> time to do that too. :>)
>
> Mike
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