Date:         Sun, 7 Jul 2002 17:06:03 -0700
Reply-To:     kevin obrien <kevindobrien@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         kevin obrien <kevindobrien@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      What a weekend...Help...Overheating 1990!
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Well...having written a long description of my 4th of
July from Hell...it seems it disappeared from the
site.

So...

I've got a 1990 Carat...long suffering from the
Mysterious Blinking Coolant Light Syndrome.

This winter a coolant hose blew...head gasket went
bad...heads were "strangely corroded" (my mechanic
said) so I had the heads re-done.

1.5 months later the coolant light is blinking
again...coolant disappears from Overflow Tank (behind
License Plate)  I refill...Coolant Light blinks at
will..sometimes...sometimes not.

Recently coming up the 5 mile hill to my house in hot
weather makes the temp rise and coolant leak around
the expansion tank.  I repalce coolant in Overflow
when it is missing.  Coolant light blinks after start
up...then stops if I turn off ignition & re-start.

Van overheated (coolant hissing arounf Expansion Tank
) on 5 mile hill 2 days ago.  Next day ran fine to and
from Pittsburgh 150 MILE ROUNDTRIP...;(no big
hills)...then overheated on 5 mile uphill.

After cooling...took it for a drive...ran hot in 3 to
4 miles!

Spent last evening delving into the Archives....

Come On you Coolant Gurus out there...GIVE ME THE
WORD!

IS IT:

1) my radiator?
2) my expansion tank?
3) my thermostat?
4) my overflow tank?
5) MY HEADS???? ( in which case there will be one less
mechanic in the world come Monday morning!!!!)  :-)

Please respond ASAP.

kevindobrien@yahoo.com

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