LStoudenmire
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I'm having a little trouble with my Ex' boiling over.
A little history.
Thermostat was replaced about a year ago. During drives in summer, after driving for 20 or 30 minutes, would park and water and coolant would beguin to boil out of overflow reservoir. Decided to flush the cooling system and did so with water only, no chemical flushes. (I had heard that using the chemical flushes could potentially loosen some deposits and cause leaking.) Replaced with new coolant and distilled water.
Over Christmas on a 250 mile trip, the Ex' began to overheat. Got to my destination and tried to drain the radiator, but nothing would come out of draincock. I suspect the earlier flush may have loosened some deposits and clogged it. So loosened lower radiator hose and flushed well, then did Prestone Flush and flushed more. No more overheating, however, now, it has started to boil out of reservoir again.
Any suggestions or tips? Thanks.
A little history.
Thermostat was replaced about a year ago. During drives in summer, after driving for 20 or 30 minutes, would park and water and coolant would beguin to boil out of overflow reservoir. Decided to flush the cooling system and did so with water only, no chemical flushes. (I had heard that using the chemical flushes could potentially loosen some deposits and cause leaking.) Replaced with new coolant and distilled water.
Over Christmas on a 250 mile trip, the Ex' began to overheat. Got to my destination and tried to drain the radiator, but nothing would come out of draincock. I suspect the earlier flush may have loosened some deposits and clogged it. So loosened lower radiator hose and flushed well, then did Prestone Flush and flushed more. No more overheating, however, now, it has started to boil out of reservoir again.
Any suggestions or tips? Thanks.