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Does a small amount of dried coolant warrant replacing block heater, radiator and hose Or can I use K-Seal?
My garage found a small amount of dried coolant on my radiator and block heater and tell me that I needed to replace my radiator, block heater, and hose urgently, as it could leak at any moment.
I ...
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Using only coolant or mix of water for radiator?
Do I have to use only coolant for radiator or mix coolant with water, if so what percentage of coolant and water should be mixed?
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Changed radiator, now have misfiring?
I have a 1996 Nissan Altima. I had to change my radiator recently because it developed some cracks on the top of the tank and I would have to refill the tank every few days.
When I changed the ...
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Can I drive a car with only water and no coolant if it has a leak?
Recently, I was informed that a car I share ('02 Nissan Sentra) was close to overheating. I was told it gets close to the upper limit very quickly upon running the car. When I inspected the vehicle, I ...
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Why did GM change the pressure rating of their coolant tank cap for existing vehicles?
GM has changed the part number for the radiator surge tank cap on vehicles that came from the factory with Dex-Cool. The new cap is 18 PSI (RC87 - part number 25713160), the old one for many vehicles ...
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Air trapped inside radiator after adding coolant
It has now happened twice to me that after adding coolant to the radiator, when I turn the car on the RPM's will bounce up and down and the engine is reving (between 1k and 1.5k RPM's). Normal idle is ...
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1995 Chevy s-10 4 cylinder running hot but not overheating
I am having an issue with my s-10. It runs hot but is not overheating. It started when I replaced the temperature sending unit and thermostat. I put in an additional thermostat to make sure the first ...
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Accidentally poured engine oil into the coolant reservoir
My 1990 Mazda 626 leaks oil like a sieve, so I regularly top up the oil.
In a moment of stupidity, I opened my radiator cap instead of my oil cap while topping up my engine oil, and poured about ...
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My car has the wrong coolant in it. Now what?
Hello I realized today after beating my head about my car's overheating problems that I have the wrong coolant in it.
About a year ago, my car ran dry. At the bottom of the expansion tank was an ...
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2005 Ford Taurus - Is it really harmful to use standard antifreeze?
My wife was speaking with a mechanic when she took the car in for a safety and emissions inspection this past week and the mechanic told her that we HAD to take our Ford Taurus to a Ford dealership or ...
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How to do minor repairs to a radiator?
I have a radiator in my truck that has a slow leak which looks like it is oozing a little bit in between some of the fins. What are some of the ways to repair a radiator without replacing it? At ...
