Pure Coolant? No water? Many collants say not to add water? Never heard of this stuff. >From: Imperial59crown@xxxxxxx >Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: IML: Coolant overflow canister >Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 01:42:55 EDT > >Today I went and bought an overflow canister, and installed it in all of >five >minutes. It seemed to do the trick, since I took her out for a long drive, >both city and freeway, and the temperature stayed right around 190 degrees, >climbing to 200 during long stop lights, but then returning to 190 when >rolling again. I would like to clean out the system, but have no idea how >to >do this. The radiator was flushed when I originally had the car in for >servicing, but I doubt the lines through the engine were routed out. I'm >pretty sure the radiator is running with pure coolant, and no water, and >since I live in Southern California there is really no need for antifreeze. >Would it be beneficial to add water? Many of the coolants say right on the >label, do not add water. I also took Philipes suggestion and took out my >tranny dipstick, and put it on the floor of the back-seat. I then put about >a >two foot length of wire mesh clear hosing over the dipstick spout, and >attached it to the same bracket the window washer fluid bag is attached to, >and ran it to the front of the engine compartment to drain, that is if the >fluid gets that far, since I also left a few coils in the hose. This is a >temporary fix to the tranny fluid ejection I get when cold starting the >car, >which is due I think to the breather hole being blocked by gasket. I >haven't >tested this one out yet, but so far I need to refine my device, since one >of >the coils must have come to close or touched the exhaust header, and >slightly >melted it. I'll keep you posted on how this one works! >Bill '59 Crown _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.