My first guess would be that the hose that blew was in such a place that the pump could keep pulling water from the radiator and the area where the temp sensor is located received the normal-temperature water in sufficient quantity to keep the engine cool. Your coolant light probably came on when the coolant level sank, and while the leak was creating havoc elsewhere--maybe drowning your engine and making it run poorly--the engine never got all that hot. Jim On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Jeff Lincoln<magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > So I was thinking about the situation with my engine that I described to you > all yesterday. My question is this. > > If I blew a coolant line that cause a major loss of coolant and the engine > heated up as much as it did - then why didn't my gauge needle rise above > normal? I know it works because in times of waiting in traffic or long idle > times the needle will creep up until the fan kicks in. So if the engine was > hot enough to boil coolant when we poured it in why didn't the needle sky > rocket? > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat (Grover) > '86 (We call this one Parts) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > |
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