RE: [Chrysler300] Radiator problems

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

I had a radiator overflow problem right after I purchased my 1955 C-300.
The radiator tank was down an inch or so, so I filled it up cold.  When I
next stopped, the engine heat caused the excess fluid to go out through the
overflow as there is no overflow/recovery bottle.  If you had topped off the
radiator when cold and have no overflow tank, you could have experienced the
same problem.

Des anyone have a combination of trick radiator cap, plumbing and overflow
tank that works on the older 300's?

We should all remember to try and mop up antifreeze spills as it is
apparently tasty, but toxic to pets and other mammals.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 Chrysler C-300

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of MJMLandDev@xxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 7:42 AM
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] Radiator problems

I need someone with a real good imagination.
 
Last night I went to a cruise-in down in New Smryna Beach.  I opened  my
hood 
and everything was fine.  About 15 minutes a guy comes up, asks if  this is 
my car and tells me I have a serious radiator problem.  So I walk  up front
and 
here is my bumper and grill covered with all this green crap  (antifreeze)!

And there are indications that is shot out thru the grill  because there was
a 
stream of antifreeze that left a stream of antifreeze 5'  from the car.  In 
front of the condenser were more indications of  antifreeze.  So I checked
the 
radiator.  It was down so I added 2  liters of water (didn't have any 
antifreeze there).  I left and went home  and watched the temp gauge the
whole way 
which never moved above it's normal  operating temp.  This morning I checked
the 
radiator.  It's at the  normal cold level!  Thinking that just maybe what I 
saw was freon I fired  her up and turned the A/C on.  Plenty of cold and
only a 
couple of bubbles  could be seen in the view finder.
 
So the radiator is at it's normal level now.  The A/C work  perfectly.  Any 
ideas where yesterday's antifreeze might have come from and  why it no
longer 
leaks?
 
Mike Meyer



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