Thread: Coolant system help needed

I have a 98 gt pure stock. Recently had my water pump go out, had it replaced, then had it flushed, the mechanic was concerned saying it was still running on the hot side, drained and filled it then he said it leveled out to 210 or below. I've been closely monitoring my temps and it's staying around 195-210 (95° and higher temps in Texas) I still think that's a lil hot? Plus my over flow reservoir stays low (is that normal) is all of this normal? The car has 170+k miles one it.

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Yep mine runs right around 195-205 as well, no adverse issues with it running at that temp, had to replace the water pump in mine as well when the weep hole finally went and started pissing coolant.......Should be fine One

Originally Posted by killswitch83

Yep mine runs right around 195-205 as well, no adverse issues with it running at that temp, had to replace the water pump in mine as well when the weep hole finally went and started pissing coolant.......Should be fine One

What/Where is the weep hole

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as I said I have had my water pump replaced, coolant system flushed, lower and upper intake gaskets replaced. Last night I was at the store and she decided to "pee" all over the ground, she never ran completely hot, once I started driving the temp would slowly drop down to just above 210, once I got home popped the Hood and heard hissing and spewing on the passenger side of the engine above the water pump. Here are a couple of photos, a friend of my said it's the 2 elbows attached to the tensioner pulley.





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Sorry couldn't get the pics to post right

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It seems like you did not replace your elbow fittings!

When you did the water pump you need to put in new elbow fittings there soooo cheap!

OK I bought the elbow fittings and looked up a vid on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QldgV...e_gdata_player In the video his tensioner assembly needed 2 plastic fitting, mine doesn't, only the one going to the intake is plastic. And that sucker was not easy to get it, it took some exercise. Here are pic of mine front and back.
Remove the belt, remove the alternator, remove the 4 bolts holding the tensioner assembly on, and pop it off, change the elbows, put it back together, the bolts will pull it all together so alternate when tightening.



*sorry pics are sideways
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Originally Posted by dsmuts

97&98 have that lower metal elbow just take the rubber oring and put it on the metal elbow.

To late, it's all back together now

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Originally Posted by dsmuts

You didn't replace the o ring on the lower one? You'll be pulling it back apart soon then.

Nope didn't know the one on the plastic one would fit, I would have had to cut the old one off and woulda been pissed if didn't have a replacement . I had no way to the part store, I had the car in peices, I'll deal with then. At least I will know exactly where the problem is.

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