[s-cars] Coolant Boiling

[calvinlc at earthlink.net]

How about the cap?  If the cap isn't holding pressure the coolant will
easily boil over.  Take a measurement through the climate control system and
see if it is running ath the thermostat temperature.  if it is, then I would
definitely check the cap.
--Calvin


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Also, check for a semi sweet smell out of your tailpipe on startup... along
with a fair amount of steam.? This is another indicator of a head gasket
failure that may be evident.


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Larson <timlars at gmail.com>
To: Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>
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Sent: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 3:40 pm
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Coolant Boiling



I just replaced a water pump about 2 months ago, but I thought they had said
auxiliary pump?  Not sure exactly, will have to double check receipt.
Timing belt and water pump were also replaced about 1-2 years ago (less than
15,000 miles).    Can't positively see any flow into the resevoir, but that
is where hot gas/coolant is coming out.  Oil still looks dark, normal
color.  The fan runs as it always has (the other fan is for the AC system,
correct?).  I will check compression to see if anything is amiss there.
Thanks for the suggestions!
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