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Hi Chaps For some years my radiator has always lost around a quart of water, very rarely any more than that. Just lately it looses nearly half gallon and the truck runs a fraction hotter on the gauge. This is a 1975 318ci the radiator was rebuilt with four cores around five years ago. Any Ideas? It
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Re: water loss
Posted by:
MoparNorm
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Posts: 1,441
Date: August 28, 2009 06:42PM
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PwrWgnDrvr
Thermal expansion. Bleeds out the overflow when hot, not there when it cools down and contracts.
What would explain the doubling rate of the disappearing water?
(and don't say double thermal expansion...
)
Bad cap?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/28/2009 06:43PM by MoparNorm.
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