Date:         Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:45:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Loss of Power after carwash
Comments: To: miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>
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Pretty difficult to overfill the cooling system. If the level's above the
overflow tank cap it was pushed there from the engine.


Angus Gordon
Bainbridge Island WA




On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 9:13 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>wrote:

> right, Angus, I'm with you.........though, if I recall correctly,
> didn't someone overfill his system recently. Mike, was it your son, or
> the local grease monkey?
> Thanks,
>             Miguel
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Coolant flows to the overflow tank as a result of expansion when the
> system
> > is hot. As it cools down coolant is drawn back out of the overflow tank
> > which should return to its previous level. An overflow tank that is full
> is
> > a symptom of a problem.
> >
> > Angus
> > Angus Gordon
> > Bainbridge Island WA
> >
> > birdworks@gmail.com
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 3:48 PM, miguel pacheco <mundopacheco@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey Angus, when the coolant expands, it should flow into the expansion
> >> tank. This is the way a coolant recovery system is designed to work,
> >> after all. I realize the two symptoms you describe would cause flow
> >> into the expansion bottle, but this happens in a correctly working
> >> system too....or am I missing something?
> >> Thanks,
> >> Miguel
> >
> >
>