Cracked Radiator FTW!

[Adam]

Low coolant thing popped up on the screen, went to AutoZone, bought coolant....Came home, put in the coolant, low coolant thing went away. An hour later, start the car, light came on again.

[Anthony]

cool story bro

[Adam]

cool story bro

Haha, just venting.

[frank]

So your car doesn't have hoses.

[Adam]

So your car doesn't have hoses.

?

[pdexta]

I'm just amazed that a car would have a "low coolant thing". I feel so deprived, with my pos I'm forced judge that kinda thing by the spraying of coolant on my windshield, the scaulding hot water spraying on my legs, or the massively overheating temp gauge. *sigh*

[frank]

Do you know its the radiator? All you said was your light came on.

[Adam]

Do you know its the radiator? All you said was your light came on.

Oh, oops. I'm pretty sure it's a radiator problem. All the coolant I put in there, is now gone.

[Anthony]

i wouldnt drive too much on that until you get it fixed,a warped head isnt cheap

[pdexta]

For some reason rubber seems to wear out before metal does, you should probably check over the hoses, I think that's what Frank was getting at.

[Adam]

For some reason rubber seems to wear out before metal does, you should probably check over the hoses, I think that's what Frank was getting at.

Yeahh I'm gonna look at it tomorrow.

[Hazzvd?b]

Lol......... yeah agree with frank... hoses go before metal... Why would u guess a cracked radiator first? lol..

[Adam]

Lol......... yeah agree with frank... hoses go before metal... Why would u guess a cracked radiator first? lol..


I don't know man, lol. I've been workin' on that stupid car all day and been cleaning my house. I'm tired. Yeah, that's a good excuse. Nah, my car enthusiast Dad said he thinks it's a radiator problem actually. He must have looked at it and seen something I didn't.

[pdexta]

Top that thing off with water, if you don't see the leak immediately, drive around for 5 min and you should be able to find it.

[Adam]

Top that thing off with water, if you don't see the leak immediately, drive around for 5 min and you should be able to find it.

Tis true.

[Metallicarokerx]

i wouldnt drive too much on that until you get it fixed,a warped head isnt cheap

What are you talking about? This is CLEARLY the best time to go do a bunch of street racing in school zones and WOT pulls in front of the LCSO.

[Adam]

What are you talking about? This is CLEARLY the best time to go do a bunch of street racing in school zones and WOT pulls in front of the LCSO.

Hahaha. Dual exit exhaust on Tuesday brO!

[Hazzvd?b]

Hhahahaahaahaahaha ^ that just happened.

[Adam]

Hhahahaahaahaahaha ^ that just happened.


what happened?

[STiDriven]

Your blow off valve is obviously installed backwards.

[frank]

I replaced my radiator with a flux capacitor don't have to worry about cracks.

[demetri01ws6]

I got rid of my radiator a long time ago, runnin straight nitrogen now. :biggrin

[titter]

Was going to mention those low coolant sensors suck most of the time, but since you checked that the coolant was gone ... it's not a bad sensor. If you lost that much coolant that fast ... it should be pretty obvious where it is leaking from.

[e36rcr]

Was going to mention those low coolant sensors suck most of the time, but since you checked that the coolant was gone ... it's not a bad sensor. If you lost that much coolant that fast ... it should be pretty obvious where it is leaking from.

its obvious to someone who knows how to work on a car

[POSmiata]

Get a pressure tester, hooks right up to where the radiator cap goes. Fill it with water, hook it up. And it shouldn't be to hard to find where the leak is at that point.

[demetri01ws6]

Get a pressure tester, hooks right up to where the radiator cap goes. Fill it with water, hook it up. And it shouldn't be to hard to find where the leak is at that point.


Shouldn't be too hard to find it anyway

[Jeepin']

Since you have a GM you can run DexCool coolant. If you add it via the dipstick, its pretty much like direct injection, so it'll just bypass where ever the leak is.

[02vortec]

ummm... if there isn't obvious coolant on the ground from a leaky hose or radiator... could be a head gasket... check your oil just to to make sure :)

[Jeffie ON JUICE]

So what ever happened to this story

[MTX]

are you sure you know what your looking at when the hood is up?

[DSM JOEY]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/alljdmsk8r/1265865199888.jpg

[98GT]

Think with your dipstick laddy!...damn i got to start getting home before 3..