Originally Posted by Mirraco
why? he just did all that pretty much. you dont fix whats not broken, like them elbows. you dont "need" metal ones.
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08-11-2015
why? he just did all that pretty much. you dont fix whats not broken, like them elbows. you dont "need" metal ones.
08-11-2015
It was TL;DR so he just skipped to the end, you know how that goes.
Jeff
08-11-2015
Any idea where this Harness is? Sorry i am fairly new to this sort of thing.
08-11-2015
I really don't think the fans are my problem though, because the coolant level in the overflow bin is slowly dropping overtime. For some reason i have no idea about because there is no leaking on the ground. I would hope there isn't a head gasket leak, isn't that a pretty expensive fix?
08-11-2015
He's talking about the fan harness. There is a connector to each fan then they Y into another connector, this is what I believe Bob is talking about.
But if your losing coolant it is going somewhere as mentioned above. A compression check is pretty easy. Remove all the plugs open the throttle all the way and crank until the gauge stops moving then check the number and write it down, do the same all around. For convenience sake start with the rear cylinders and then do the fronts. The rear's are the hard ones get them out of the way first then you can get them super easy front plugs.
Does your system seem to be under pressure right after starting it cold?
Jeff
Jeff
08-11-2015
What do you mean by does the system seem to be under pressure after start up? starts up and idles at about 1,000 every morning then when warm idles at about 600-800 rpms
08-11-2015
So say you walk up to the car in the morning and squeeze the hose, then start the car does it feel like the pressure builds fast?
Jeff
08-12-2015
I have squeezed the hose and it is tight, but that was only after running it for awhile and when it actually was overheating for the first time.
The car was flashing at me that the coolant was hot, a/c has been disabled and the t-stat was all the way to the top, but there was no smoking from under the hood or anything. I will check on my lunch break if the hose from the radiator to the engine gets pressure quickly.
08-12-2015
08-12-2015
I second that, can I get a third?
08-12-2015
third
08-12-2015
08-12-2015
Looks familiar....Most of us at one time or another had the fan connector burn out Unplug it and see if it's burnt up inside
08-12-2015
What's the problem with all the posts? am i supposed to open a new thread for the same problem?
The photo's aren't really helping
08-12-2015
calm down, folks. help the guy out or see your way out of the thread.
08-12-2015
Literally has not tried ANY of the easiest solutions that were suggested multiple times. Hell he hasnt even listened my suggestion which is the first place I would look before grabbing any tools out the tool box. So what are we supposed to do? Keep guessing what he feels like doing that day lmao? F it. Replace all head gaskets and get back to us
im. Not. Cranky. Just a bit impatient with the troubleshooting
08-12-2015
Shawn,
The last thing you were asked to do was to come out in the morning and feel the radiator hose so that it is cold and should have no or low pressure where the hose would be squishy (that's a technical term).
Then I wanted you to start the engine and walk back around and squeeze the hose again. That was to check to see if there is pressure building IMMEDIATELY. This might tell us you have a blown headgasket, since if you are losing coolant it has to go somewhere, it's not going to evaporate from the system. If you did have a blown headgasket and it's a really small one then you should feel pressure building in the hose.
Basically this is how a blown headgasket between a cooling passage and a cylinder works. The intake stroke is started and the valve opens the piston moves down the cylinder creating a low pressure area that causes air to move in to take in the displaced volume of the cylinder, along with some fuel.
as the pistion nears the bottom of the stroke the intake valve closes and the piston compresses the fuel air mixture and as it comes to the top of the stroke the plug ignites the mixture and forces the piston down. This large increase in pressure and any small leak between the cooling system creates enough pressure to force some of the gases into the cooling system (raising the pressure in the cooling system).
Then I think you probably know how an engine works.
In really bad cases it can be so bad as to push all the compressed gas into the cooling system, then since the valves are still closed it will suck coolant through the same leak and blow it out the exhaust. I had this happen on a Buick 350 one time when I blew a headgasket. I was able to get it started and it looked like I was fogging for mosquitoes, I drove about 15 miles and was almost out of coolant. I stopped at a gas station to fill up with water and it died, when I went to crank the engine every time it got to that bad cylinder I could see the upper radiator hose pump up and up and up as the engine rotated.
We are not suggesting that scenario but a much smaller leak that is causing you to lose coolant. Obviously it isn't leaking since you checked that so it's going somewhere. Out the exhaust is the only logical choice since you swear up and down that there isn't a leak we have to take your word for it. You are our eyes, ears, hands and feet. We can't do it for you, we need your help solving your problem.
A compression check was suggested. If you don't have a gauge speak up, and if you do then get out there and do the tests. We can't make it any easier.
Jeff
08-12-2015
I stated previously that i was going to check the pressure of the hose from the radiator to the engine on my LUNCH break today. I am a very busy person at my job, so i was only able to take 30 minutes today at around 2:30 P.M. Pacific time. I Turned over the key with the hood up, and immediately checked the hose and it felt like it did when the car was off. I let it run for another 10 minutes (while eating my lunch in the car) with the t-stat going about 3/4 the way up and the hose felt rock hard.
As far as the compression test goes, all i have is a wrench and a screwdriver. I'm a 21 year old with very little experience doing anything other than basic maintenance for this car.
So, there is my result for the radiator hose stiffness.
Secondly, after i am off work today i will be recording a video of the tailpipes as suggested to see if there is any white smoke.
Also something very weird happened yesterday. I was in idle leaving work and i decided to rev the engine to see if i could see any smoke from the tailpipes from the drivers seat and the car would only let me rev up to 4,000 RPM's and then Cut off, (car did not turn off but it won't let me rev higher than 4,000) What is this?
08-12-2015
Here is my post explaining that i will test the hose on my lunch break, so i don't understand where you guys are getting that i am not performing the tasks requested.
08-12-2015
thats not what he asked you.
now you know why.........
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