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08-26-2015, 12:09 AM | #47 |
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Thanks for sharing the great tip, George!
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08-26-2015, 11:15 AM | #48 |
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oh thanks for the great tip, George! Even with my lady hands, I can't comfortably get after the radiator cap from the top!
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08-26-2015, 12:38 PM | #49 | |
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my cap is a snug fit but i do get the feeling that it would jump the thread if i really cranked it tight. I wondered for yours, as a possible temporary fix until you get your new bottle, would be to put a zip tie/ cable tie around the diameter of the cap whilst it is on the bottle then crank the tie nice and tight then finish tightening the cap. The idea being to prevent the cap from distorting and jumping the thread on the bottle. |
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08-26-2015, 01:33 PM | #50 |
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As always, thanks for posting the excellent tip, Kat.
P.S. I got my laptop and cable for the Delphi EFI diagnostics. I will soon post in you excellent diagnostics thread.
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08-28-2015, 08:07 AM | #51 |
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I noticed yesterday after a hot highway run when I parked on the right side a small bit of coolant.My overflow bottle was half full and my water pump was not weeping.I did not see exactly where it was coming from as I had some business but obviously this should have been dumping back into the resovoir.
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08-28-2015, 12:21 PM | #52 | |
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08-31-2015, 01:35 PM | #53 |
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My cap fits nice and snug on the overflow bottle.
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08-31-2015, 02:33 PM | #54 |
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It will interesting to see if it happens again. Are all the radiator hoses tight?
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08-31-2015, 08:58 PM | #55 |
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I was adding some coolant and I ended up replacing the short coolant line between the radiator and the coolant bottle.Mine is easily crushed and it was actually a bit short and the diameter on top of the coolant bottle inlet is a bit smaller than the radiator inlet.I replaced it with some ridgid fuel line.I noticed when I had the coolant cap off that it has a designed small pin hole in the top
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09-06-2015, 01:11 AM | #56 |
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Ryan sent me a new coolant overflow bottle, with cap. I installed it, and my coolant level has stabilized.
I'm pretty sure the RX3 is shipped with an air void in the left radiator. I'm also confident most of the coolant I added to the overflow bottle was taken into the system to fill that void. Now that the coolant level has stabilized, I am feeling heat coming off the left radiator.
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09-09-2015, 12:11 AM | #57 |
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I hope that is the long term solution.
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09-09-2015, 12:28 AM | #58 |
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I've checked my coolant level a couple of times since this thread began and filled the overflow bottle each time. There was air in the right radiator when I first did my valves and I think I don't doubt there was at least the same amount of air in the left side too. I should check the level again and see if it has stabilized.
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09-09-2015, 12:47 AM | #59 |
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Everything continues to look good. When the engine is cold, the coolant level is at the 'low' marking. When the engine is hot, the coolant level is at the 'high' marking.
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