Re: 164 cooling system diagnosis

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard,

Pardon the obvious but if your temps are within normal range, check that the
caps are tight.  The tank is suppose to hold system pressure.

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Welty <rwelty@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 4:20 PM
Subject: 164 cooling system diagnosis


> at this point, most everything in the cooling system of my 164 (1991 base
> model) has been replaced. when jeff greenfield did the timing belt, he did
> the usual preemptive water pump replacement, and at the same time, given
> that all the hoses looked pretty awful (probably original on a 125,000+
> mile car) they all got done them too, as well as the various senders that
> are plumbed into the system.
>
> we just got our first couple of warm days here, and with reasonable water
> temps on the gauge, i'm seeing coolant spitting out around the cap on the
> tank after 15-20 minute stints of driving.
>
> anyone have any suggestions about the diagnosis? bad cap? something worse
> (hope the system isn't overpressurized from a bad head gasket.)
>
> richard
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