Losing coolant

[Kurt Horvath]

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
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>
> 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.
>