At 09:20 PM 5/5/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >Interesting. There was a considerable amount of hissage* when I >loosened the cap on the expansion tank. And a couple There should be. Thirteen psi worth. Remember you pressurized it cold. Normally when it's cold it sits at room pressure, and the pressure climbs because it gets hot, then drops again as it cools off. That's why I said to let it cool down completely before trying this stunt, because all the little leaks that close up in the heat get caught with their pants down so to speak. I have to do this with mine soon. For the first few minutes of driving if I stop and walk by the engine vent I can smell coolant, but after ten minutes it's gone. *You forgot the footnote. Signed, the sarpint. Yrs, d |
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