01 Dodge Stratus with the Mitsushitti 2.7. Kept overheating, coolant boils in reservoir, does not fill engine.
Went thru the whole thing of changing the absolutely worst place for a plastic thermostat housing on an automobile, the stupid glue on the upper water outler breaks loose when the engine fills with steam yet again. Replace that, runs good for three days, coolant tank is topped off again, nothing in motor. Crack the bleeder to allow coolant to get back in engine.
Went online to check the google mechanics out there and someone posted, I was told by the dealer to change the radiator cap and it fixed everything.
so I pull the old cap, run it thru the Stant pressure pump and its popping at 3 pounds. To me its always let it blow low so I dont pop a radiator, but in this case, I guess it needs pressure to push the water back to the engine thru the little hose. Anyway, replaced the cap with the suggested 16 psi, run the motor, the upper radiator hose has pressure again, temp gauge coasts to halfway, finally have heat again.
Three days later, engine full of steam again, coolant reservoir back full, crack bleeder, engine is full of steam.
After all this, I think, I wasted my time with my seeing eye fingers trying to change that damned thermostat and most probably did something wrong. That little lead pellet is in the right place, its not dripping, but why does this engine keep pushing the water back to the reservoir and out of the engine?
Oil has no sign of coolant contamination.
Went thru the whole thing of changing the absolutely worst place for a plastic thermostat housing on an automobile, the stupid glue on the upper water outler breaks loose when the engine fills with steam yet again. Replace that, runs good for three days, coolant tank is topped off again, nothing in motor. Crack the bleeder to allow coolant to get back in engine.
Went online to check the google mechanics out there and someone posted, I was told by the dealer to change the radiator cap and it fixed everything.
so I pull the old cap, run it thru the Stant pressure pump and its popping at 3 pounds. To me its always let it blow low so I dont pop a radiator, but in this case, I guess it needs pressure to push the water back to the engine thru the little hose. Anyway, replaced the cap with the suggested 16 psi, run the motor, the upper radiator hose has pressure again, temp gauge coasts to halfway, finally have heat again.
Three days later, engine full of steam again, coolant reservoir back full, crack bleeder, engine is full of steam.
After all this, I think, I wasted my time with my seeing eye fingers trying to change that damned thermostat and most probably did something wrong. That little lead pellet is in the right place, its not dripping, but why does this engine keep pushing the water back to the reservoir and out of the engine?
Oil has no sign of coolant contamination.
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