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From: Clocky on 21 Feb 2010 18:19 "bugalugs" <bugalugs67(a)netscape.net> wrote in message news:hlqsr7$b3i$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > On 21/02/2010 5:19 p.m., D Walford wrote: >> who where wrote: >>> We're having a slowish coolant loss from a 92 Liberty that is used as >>> a daily drive - well, relative to what it might be. Say 100mls a day >>> reuqired to maintain a constant level in the overflow reservoir. When >>> checked, the radiator level is always at the top unless the overflow >>> res has dropped to below the return pipe. Recently the water pump >>> shat itself, that was replaced and the radiator was cleaned out >>> professionally at the same time. >>> >>> I've always considered that (apart from evaporation) there are only >>> three types of water leaks - externally, into the combustion chamber, >>> and into the oil galleries/sump. >> >> What about the radiator cap, caps that don't hold pressure are one of >> the biggest causes of coolant loss. >> >> >> Daryl > > Have you checked out the small header tank which has the pressure cap. If > it's plastic check around the seal where the body of the tank is bonded to > the top. A leak there will drop down onto the exhaust and be evaporated. > On later models the tank is metal. (don't ask me how I know) How do you know? ;-)
From: Atheist Chaplain on 22 Feb 2010 01:02 "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message news:4b81bf98$0$8838$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > > "bugalugs" <bugalugs67(a)netscape.net> wrote in message > news:hlqsr7$b3i$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> On 21/02/2010 5:19 p.m., D Walford wrote: >>> who where wrote: >>>> We're having a slowish coolant loss from a 92 Liberty that is used as >>>> a daily drive - well, relative to what it might be. Say 100mls a day >>>> reuqired to maintain a constant level in the overflow reservoir. When >>>> checked, the radiator level is always at the top unless the overflow >>>> res has dropped to below the return pipe. Recently the water pump >>>> shat itself, that was replaced and the radiator was cleaned out >>>> professionally at the same time. >>>> >>>> I've always considered that (apart from evaporation) there are only >>>> three types of water leaks - externally, into the combustion chamber, >>>> and into the oil galleries/sump. >>> >>> What about the radiator cap, caps that don't hold pressure are one of >>> the biggest causes of coolant loss. >>> >>> >>> Daryl >> >> Have you checked out the small header tank which has the pressure cap. If >> it's plastic check around the seal where the body of the tank is bonded >> to the top. A leak there will drop down onto the exhaust and be >> evaporated. On later models the tank is metal. (don't ask me how I know) > > How do you know? ;-) > snap!!! -- [This comment is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Church of Scientology International] "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." Gandhi
From: bugalugs on 22 Feb 2010 01:44
On 22/02/2010 7:02 p.m., Atheist Chaplain wrote: > "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message > news:4b81bf98$0$8838$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> >> "bugalugs" <bugalugs67(a)netscape.net> wrote in message >> news:hlqsr7$b3i$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> On 21/02/2010 5:19 p.m., D Walford wrote: >>>> who where wrote: >>>>> We're having a slowish coolant loss from a 92 Liberty that is used as >>>>> a daily drive - well, relative to what it might be. Say 100mls a day >>>>> reuqired to maintain a constant level in the overflow reservoir. When >>>>> checked, the radiator level is always at the top unless the overflow >>>>> res has dropped to below the return pipe. Recently the water pump >>>>> shat itself, that was replaced and the radiator was cleaned out >>>>> professionally at the same time. >>>>> >>>>> I've always considered that (apart from evaporation) there are only >>>>> three types of water leaks - externally, into the combustion chamber, >>>>> and into the oil galleries/sump. >>>> >>>> What about the radiator cap, caps that don't hold pressure are one of >>>> the biggest causes of coolant loss. >>>> >>>> >>>> Daryl >>> >>> Have you checked out the small header tank which has the pressure >>> cap. If it's plastic check around the seal where the body of the tank >>> is bonded to the top. A leak there will drop down onto the exhaust >>> and be evaporated. On later models the tank is metal. (don't ask me >>> how I know) >> >> How do you know? ;-) >> > snap!!! > Yeah right. Had one fail around the seam and had to quietly run around with the radiator unpressurised for a month or so until I could find a wrecker with a replacement. Popular part. |