[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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