Re: cooling system help!

[ChuckKuecker <ckuecker@mcs.net>]

At 21:41 10/24/97 +0000, you wrote:
>pardon my french but..what the hell????
>
>2 days ago I blow the coolant hose that runs from the coolant pump to 
>the oil cooler...it blows after exiting the freeway after a 50mile 
>drive where I noticed no hot temps, I just all of a sudden noticed 
>the smell of coolant, pulled into the garage and watched all my 
>coolant spray out on the ground. took it to the shop they replaced it 
>and said that the thermostat on the block might be bad..but then 
>changed their mind when they discovered it was only an air pocked in 
>that plastic baffle in the coolant overflow hose (just before it 
>enters the overflow resivoir). so for the past 2 days it's been fine, 
>even sat in no-go traffic fir 30min..which usually scares me. 
>
>today I did an oil change, added some oil additive w/ that teflon
>shit that my C friend recommended. as I'm driving home everythign is 
>fine..20mile drive, I pull into my garage,the fan kicks in, then 
>Shhhhhhhhhhh I hear coolant being jetted out of a hose and sprayed 
>all over my engine bay by the stupid fan that wont go off. I just 
>blew the hose that goes from the block to the heater core. 
>
>Are these all related? After the shop replaced the hose I know water 
>was circulating as i saw cooland flowing into the overflow tank. I
>had my thermostart on the lower radiator replaced about 4months ago.
>I'msure the hoses are old, but don't show obvious signs of rot etc.
>
>I guess i'll check the thermostart on the water pump? tomorrow but
>the shop mentioned something about having to remove the power 
>steering something that was in the way and they wanted 1.5hrs labor 
>to replace the thermo.
>
>any ideas?
>
>Ryan

My guess is the hoses were ready to go - and did! It would be a good idea to
replace them all now that you have seen the results...fairly cheap
aggravation insurance!

Chuck Kuecker

ckuecker@mcs.net

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