regularman
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I still have this problem and its driving me nuts. I have a brand new radiator, and extra heater core back near the differential plumbed with copper pipe back there, plus I have the heater valved on. New Thermostat, waterpump, electric fan. Here is how it goes. I can start out from the house with it topped up with water and climb mountains up and down and the heat hand will rise and fall a bit but generally stay around the N mark on the gauge, just as it should. After driving about 50 miles the heat hand starts to gradually ease on up until it gets hot. I stop the car before it boils over and let it cool and top it up and it settles right in again at the N mark for another 50 miles or so. Each time the radiator is low on water. I have a pressure tester and pressurized the system several times at 20 psi with no leaks. I even pressure tested the cap.
Today I drove it until it started getting hot and this time noticed a bit of frothy, oily substance come to the top when I started filling the radiator. I wonder if the engine is using water?
I have had this same problem since I have had the car. I had the head off and cleaned it good and checked for cracks when I had the car and engine all apart and put new rings and all in it. I wonder what it could be? Its a new head gasket, and certainly a different one than 10 years ago when I got the car and had the same problem. There is not any water showing up in the oil. I got no fogging out the back to indicate water in the combustion. This is perplexing.
Today I drove it until it started getting hot and this time noticed a bit of frothy, oily substance come to the top when I started filling the radiator. I wonder if the engine is using water?
I have had this same problem since I have had the car. I had the head off and cleaned it good and checked for cracks when I had the car and engine all apart and put new rings and all in it. I wonder what it could be? Its a new head gasket, and certainly a different one than 10 years ago when I got the car and had the same problem. There is not any water showing up in the oil. I got no fogging out the back to indicate water in the combustion. This is perplexing.