Cool down?

SHpaintball · Jun 12th, 2006, 02:10 AM

ok lets see every time i run my car a little hard it breaks...lol...well sort of it wont hold coolant i cant figure out what is wrong...lets see radiator and hoses replaces thermostat replaced thermostat housing replaced water pump replaced...what else could it be? and why does it do it when it push it a little bit?

**rogoman** · Jun 12th, 2006, 07:00 AM

Does it overheat when you push it hard? If it does, there may be some air pockets in the system.

There's also a possibility of a head gasket leak.

SHpaintball · Jun 12th, 2006, 02:08 PM

head gasket....i dont thnk there are any air pockets....maybe thats it....! head gasket...any more suggestions?

Trippen · Jun 13th, 2006, 08:42 AM

When you run it hard....Shut it down and check to see if the radiator hoses collapse on them selves May take an hour or so...this is a sign you have an air pocket....when the car cools that air pocket shrinks causing the hose to collapse. Have you done a pressure check on your coolant system? Are you loosing fluid?

SHpaintball · Jun 13th, 2006, 12:48 PM

i only loose fluid once i am driving...however if my car is hot by the time i stop (even if its only ten min) all my coolant is gone...?

Trippen · Jun 15th, 2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SHpaintball

i only loose fluid once i am driving...however if my car is hot by the time i stop (even if its only ten min) all my coolant is gone...?

I had a small pin hole leak in a secondary cooling line once that was hard to see. I found it using the old method of pressurizing the system. Some shops have the device that mounts to where your radiator cap is and pumps air into your system where ever there is a leak you will see the coolant flow from it. If you dont see it sand you cooling system doesnt retain the pressure most likely a leak in your head between the coolant line and a piston. Take your plugs out and see which one looks different....There is a color to look for on the plug if coolant is being burned but for the life of me I cant remember what it is.

SHpaintball · Jun 15th, 2006, 03:44 PM

no worries fixed it ....my hose had a pin hole in it and was leaking there as well as it was somehow loosing itself? anyway problem is solved headgasket is ok ...however i will probably get replaced soon anyway...