mikeamondo
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On 'Otto', our '60 Bugeye, 1275 eng, mostly original other stuff....
So, I've replaced all the hoses, and what I thought was a 'leak' doesn't seem to be. Here's what it does...
I filled the radiator with the car cold (I know it says to do it hot, but how do you safely take off the rad cap when it's hot?) I filled it until I could see the fluid in the 'throat' of the inlet... if that makes sense.
I start the car, look underneath... no leaks. I drove about 10 miles on a warm day... 80 ish degrees... no leak, temp nice at 190. Sitting in traffic for the next couple miles temp rose to over 200, maybe up to 210 ish. I got where I was headed and looked under the car while running... no leak. Shut the car off and went inside for about 5 minutes. Came out and there was nice puddle running out from under the car. Nothing was spraying... no fluid up on the rad, engine, hood, fenders, etc... just on the ground. Drove back to my office, less traffic, about 6 miles... car cooled down on the open road to 205-208.... may have gotten cooler if I had more places to go.
Pulled into my office, left him running and looked... again, nothing leaking. Shut it off, and waiting... no leak or overflow.
So.... did I overfill the rad? Or is the cap letting the pressure out too soon? I do have the correct deep rad cap, as discussed in other threads.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
So, I've replaced all the hoses, and what I thought was a 'leak' doesn't seem to be. Here's what it does...
I filled the radiator with the car cold (I know it says to do it hot, but how do you safely take off the rad cap when it's hot?) I filled it until I could see the fluid in the 'throat' of the inlet... if that makes sense.
I start the car, look underneath... no leaks. I drove about 10 miles on a warm day... 80 ish degrees... no leak, temp nice at 190. Sitting in traffic for the next couple miles temp rose to over 200, maybe up to 210 ish. I got where I was headed and looked under the car while running... no leak. Shut the car off and went inside for about 5 minutes. Came out and there was nice puddle running out from under the car. Nothing was spraying... no fluid up on the rad, engine, hood, fenders, etc... just on the ground. Drove back to my office, less traffic, about 6 miles... car cooled down on the open road to 205-208.... may have gotten cooler if I had more places to go.
Pulled into my office, left him running and looked... again, nothing leaking. Shut it off, and waiting... no leak or overflow.
So.... did I overfill the rad? Or is the cap letting the pressure out too soon? I do have the correct deep rad cap, as discussed in other threads.
Thoughts?
Thanks!