Re: alfa-digest V7 #1302

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 01/27/2000 5:53:24 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

<< I seam to have a coolant loss in my '84 GTV6 and Im not absolutely 
 sure where it is. 
 I have seen some dripping once from the right side of the radiator 
 but Im not really sure that this is the source.
 From time to time I hear a gurgling sound (I assume its from the heater)
 and I have to fill up with coolant.
 
 Is this just a leak?? Is it my radiator or my coolant overflow bottle??
 Is there a block in my cooling system??
  >>

If nothing else looks like the obvious cause, suspect the overflow bottle.  
They are tricky devils and can develop pinholes that spurt fluid when hot and 
under pressure but seem OK when parked and also holes or cracks on the 
underside.

One of the parts on my GTV6 which I have found to be too sort-lived is the 
pressure cap on the coolant bottle, which is made of 3 types of metals 
leading to galvanic reaction that corrodes the spring latch mechanism.  If 
your coolant cap is worn out, you could be losing some coolant right there.  

The overflow bottles are sometimes a little hard to get in the USA, but they 
make a swell souvenir when you're visiting Italy, although most people, I'm 
told, buy shoes.

Charlie

LA, CA, USA

had to replace coolant overflows in both Milano and GTV6. 

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