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Re: COOLANT STILL EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>In a message dated 97-05-20 23:45:08 EDT, SMH100@aol.com writes:
>
><< Guys,
> I changed the Thermo Switch....i am still having major over heatage
> problemos. My car spits out coolant everywhere from the resivoir cap.
> What's next, thermistat, water pump. ARGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH! please help...
> Audi,
> Sean Houghton
> 87' 4kq 60k
> >>
>Sean,
>
>Maybe the cap's at fault. Is it tightening down firmly and how does the
>rubber gasket look? If it won't hold the pressure, then it might be faulty.
> Otherwise I'd bring it in to a reputable shop before something really
>serious happens. There's no trace of oil in the coolant or coolant in the
>oil, is there? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^
Yes! That is what I am thinking about - blown head gasket:( Reservoir cap
has emergency valve which opens when coolant pressure is higher then
normal (do not know figures). Sometimes when gasket blown just a little
bit there is no even traces of oil in the coolant or coolant in the oil.
>
>-Ingo
Maxim
Kiev, Ukraine
'85 Audi 80 Quattro