Winter is coming and don't ask but I am in the midst of a thorough radiator flush and hose replacement. The chemical cleaner I am using suggests driving the for 3-6 hours over a few days to allow the product to work. Temperatures are at and slightly ...
Hi all,Would really appreciate some help with the below.We are new owners of a 1978 Dodge B300 Vanguard camper van. We recently ran into some electrical problems on the road and in my determination to isolate the problem, I disconnected all the wirin...
So back from the shop, C$124 poorer.They said there was air trapped in the coolant system. I asked how they got it out and it was a vague "using our special equipment" and "uncapping and letting it run for 45 minutes." Tried to get more information o...
Hrmmm, I don't think so but possible. We took it 9000 miles and drove some very long days and one would think it would have reached peak temp. Though saying that I was always impressed with it rarely running above 1/4-1/3 hot on the temp gauge.Thinki...
time2roll wrote:Yes it will overflow as the air bubble expands due to rise in temperature.All you can do is attempt to catch the overflow. When the thermostat opens the radiator will seem to go empty. Keep topping off for 5 to 10 additional minutes...
Got into it this morning and opened the rad cap, no room to add any more coolant. Let it warm up. And put it on a steeper incline to help with air bubbles. Turned the heater off and steam started coming off the rad and temp gauge shot up, so turned h...
Yes, new tstat. No it did not.Yeah I waited forever for the tstat to open when I did the initial fill but coolant started overflowing so I shut it off. Okay, hope it settles down once cool and will top up. Haynes only says to squeeze the upper rad ho...
