Date:         Tue, 23 Sep 1997 23:35:32 -0700
Reply-To:     TBill <tbill@STARTEXT.NET>
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From:         TBill <tbill@STARTEXT.NET>
Organization: Portfolio Management
Subject:      Re: odd thing:boiling over?!!?
Comments: To: THE BUSLADY <RAUQ87D@PRODIGY.COM>
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THE BUSLADY wrote:
>
> i drove in last night and a few minutes later I found coolant on the
> ground, more to the end of the rear end; it looked like what Bessie
> would do when running hot...boil over and dump the water. I thought
> it strange becasue the idiot light didn't go off saying he's really
> hot(neithre did Bessie's). It was extrememly HOT as it was outside,
> it topped at 104'!! ITwas hot enough that I couldn't touch the access
> door  to check the bottle for water. It was empty when I did check it.
> ..the water's all in the system I gather.
>
We seem to be having a rash of this problem.  Mine did the same a little
while ago.  I was advised on the list to check the preasure valve on the
coolant tank.  If you can suck air thru it, it's bad.  Mine was.  Were
all problems so simple.

TBill