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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 01:16 PM
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Well I tossed the stat,Flushed the ststem,Added a half Gallon Antifreeze, Bottle of Purple Ice,Distilled Water, and Press. tested bout a week and a half ago. Runs bout 1/3 on the Hyway and 1/2 plus when traffic slows up ---Havent been in Rush hour yet ----In Put ???
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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you mean your coolant gauge is rising?
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 01:23 PM
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Reading that post hurt my head...
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by sentry65
you mean your coolant gauge is rising?
Ya --- Gage is on the rise ---Im Press. testing again now-- I do hear a small hiss, at least its external, Trying to locate it now

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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Eazzzzzzy
Ya --- Gage is on the rise ---Im Press. testing again now-- I do hear a small hiss, at least its external, Trying to locate it now
Could be a blown headgasket. Any smoke, sputtering, or stalling..
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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Possibility I had considered --Runs strong,Smooth idle, and no smoke. Fixin to grab a piece of Vac line and see if I can pin point the hiss
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by MIAPLAYA
Any smoke, sputtering, or stalling..
That reminded me of that Carfax commercial, the one where the car is in the Dr's office
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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Back on track...I'm assuming you're bleeding the system properly?
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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Well ---Loosin Press ---I sealed the tester adapters with some Vaseline and thats where the external noise was comeing from. I going from 20PSI to 0 in a couple minutes. SOB !!! Will chk again tonite when its cooler although car hasnt been driven all day. If persists --Time for a top end. Cant afford full build right now but will mod top to except it later as much as I can. Im lucky -the labor will be mine. Any input before I sell my little sister ???
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by failsafe306
That reminded me of that Carfax commercial, the one where the car is in the Dr's office
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my favorite was the one where the car is in the interrogation room..

"Are you lemon?........you smell like lemon"


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