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Old 07-06-2010, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by cobred View Post
disable the ign. so it doesnt start and crank it over a dozen or so revolutions and then pull the plugs and see if any plugs are wet with coolant.
We have checked the plugs on cold start with no noticeable issue, but I suppose we can try this easy enough.

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Are you getting any coolant pushed out the top of the radiator ? Jerry
None.

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Originally Posted by RICK LAKE View Post
Elmariachi Jim it sound like a leaking head gasket Mom pasted last night, later. Rick L.
Rick, you have a PM.

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Originally Posted by vector1 View Post
i think you have a small leak into the coolant somewhere, building pressure which blew the bypass hose and torched the old radiator.
The old radiator was fine, it just had a couple of leaks that were too tough to repair, and it was probably time for a new one anyway. But I suspect you may be right, a very small compression leak that isn't showing up anywhere but still escalating water temps.

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Dump a tube of Alumi seal in the thing
That's certainly worth a try. I'll report back on this stuff later in the week when we have time to wrench a bit more.

Any other suggestions post 'em up.

Thanks guys.
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