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Losing coolant
10-23-2008, 16:39
Post: #18
Losing coolant



Curious, I had to go look at the radiator cap on Indulgance.



7LBS. and old.



Any recommendations?



No know problem with it.



In my quest for a SS exhaust I've discovered. Stainless ain't cheep!



Kurt Horvath



95 PT 42



10AC








--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner" wrote:
>
> I have trouble reconciling that with what I've seen - 15000 miles with virtually no coolant addition required (except the very short period after I worked on the heating system), then 550 miles with 5 quarts used. The 15000 included a lot of nights colder than anything I've experienced in the past couple of weeks.
>
> I see these possiblities:
>
> unlikely: flowing into the crankcase
> unlikely: flowing into the transmission
> unlikely: burped some long-standing air pocket
> possible: flowing into the cylinders and going out the exhaust
> higher possible: hose leak under pressure
> higher possible: pressure cap bad
>
> The last one is easy to preemptively fix, and if I still lose fluid it is on to the pressure tester you recommended. After that?
>
> If I replace the cap and then lose no fluid I will assume either 3 or 6 was correct, and I won't care which it was.
>
> Don Bradner
> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> Posting today by satellite from Hilton Head, South Carolina
> My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1
>
> On 10/23/2008 at 11:36 PM David Brady wrote:
>
> >Don,
> >
> >At some point I think you mentioned pre-warming your engine
> >to 100 deg F prior to start, otherwise you get tons of smoke
> >out the exhaust. Randy mentioned that the 2-stroke diesels
> >will leak coolant into the cylinders when cold due to o-ring
> >shrinkage on the liners. Maybe this is what your seeing.
>

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Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-23-2008, 03:26
Losing coolant - Pete Masterson - 10-23-2008, 05:02
Losing coolant - Leroy Eckert - 10-23-2008, 05:14
Losing coolant - David Brady - 10-23-2008, 05:29
Losing coolant - Gregory OConnor - 10-23-2008, 06:09
Losing coolant - David Brady - 10-23-2008, 06:38
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-23-2008, 07:17
Losing coolant - jim riordan - 10-23-2008, 07:26
Losing coolant - Pete Masterson - 10-23-2008, 09:00
Losing coolant - Joyce and Richard Hayden - 10-23-2008, 12:32
Losing coolant - Leroy Eckert - 10-23-2008, 13:17
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-23-2008, 14:05
Losing coolant - Rob Robinson - 10-23-2008, 14:07
Losing coolant - Leroy Eckert - 10-23-2008, 14:55
Losing coolant - Gregory OConnor - 10-23-2008, 15:20
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-23-2008, 15:59
Losing coolant - David Brady - 10-23-2008, 16:36
Losing coolant - Kurt Horvath - 10-23-2008 16:39
Losing coolant - patticake592000 - 10-24-2008, 01:18
Losing coolant - Pete Masterson - 10-24-2008, 06:57
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-24-2008, 07:18
Losing coolant - Gregory OConnor - 10-24-2008, 09:21
Losing coolant - Pete Masterson - 10-24-2008, 09:30
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-24-2008, 09:42
Losing coolant - Fred Hulse - 10-24-2008, 10:24
Losing coolant - Gregory OConnor - 10-24-2008, 10:28
Losing coolant - Gregory OConnor - 10-24-2008, 10:51
Losing coolant - Leroy Eckert - 10-24-2008, 11:19
Losing coolant - Fred Hulse - 10-24-2008, 12:09
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-24-2008, 12:25
Losing coolant - David Brady - 10-24-2008, 13:08
Losing coolant - Leroy Eckert - 10-24-2008, 14:14
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-24-2008, 14:25
Losing coolant - Leroy Eckert - 10-24-2008, 14:27
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-24-2008, 14:56
Losing coolant - Joyce and Richard Hayden - 10-24-2008, 15:28
Losing coolant - Joyce and Richard Hayden - 10-24-2008, 15:34
Losing coolant - Leroy Eckert - 10-24-2008, 15:40
Losing coolant - Joyce and Richard Hayden - 10-24-2008, 16:18
Losing coolant - Gregory OConnor - 10-24-2008, 17:35
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-25-2008, 09:18
Losing coolant - Joyce and Richard Hayden - 10-25-2008, 14:32
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-25-2008, 14:55
Losing coolant - Rob Robinson - 10-25-2008, 15:01
Losing coolant - David Brady - 10-25-2008, 17:04
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-26-2008, 03:56
Losing coolant - Leroy Eckert - 10-26-2008, 04:23
Losing coolant - jvredden@... - 10-26-2008, 04:27
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-26-2008, 09:25
Losing coolant - Leroy Eckert - 10-26-2008, 10:08
Losing coolant - Kurt Horvath - 10-26-2008, 10:33
Losing coolant - Kurt Horvath - 10-26-2008, 10:36
Losing coolant - Kurt Horvath - 10-26-2008, 10:41
Losing coolant - ronmarabito2002 - 10-26-2008, 13:13
Losing coolant - Don Bradner - 10-29-2008, 03:46



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