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96 SR Coolant Loss Fixed #1048175 06/19/12 02:43 AM
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Monster Offline OP
Getting the Wheeling Fever
Just an experience to share here, might be useful for others with same problem.
I started noticing a coolant loss but no obvious signs of a leak. Just having the engine rebuilt I was fearing all kinds of internal leaks. Put the whole coolant system under pressure at around 18 PSI through radiator cap opening and it held the pressure for 2 mins or so while still no signs of leakage. My first suspect became the radiator cap given it's age, I changed it with a new one from Auto zone for around $6.
Things got better but still noticed a tiny bit of coolant loss (in reservoir tank), while just looking around the engine bay I noticed some black caked residue around the coolant hose attachment to the throttle body. I opened the hose cleaned up the area and cut about an inch of the coolant hose and re attached it. So far the fluid level is steady in the reservoir.
As a side note, I did not experience engine over heat during this coolant loss. I noticed this during her first offroad experience to the Argentine Pass <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Re: 96 SR Coolant Loss Fixed [Re: Monster] #1048176 06/19/12 04:34 AM
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mxmikie Offline
Body Damage is Cool
your rebuild did not include new hoses ????? watch all your clamps


it dosent have to be surrounded by water to be an island
Re: 96 SR Coolant Loss Fixed [Re: Monster] #1048177 06/19/12 04:48 AM
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 202
tyty Offline
Wheeler
look under your floor mat in the front could be the heater hose or core?

Re: 96 SR Coolant Loss Fixed [Re: Monster] #1048178 06/20/12 05:10 AM
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KrzyDav Offline
Body Damage is Cool
*****
I blew one of those Trottle Body hoses on a 105o 4th of July.
It cost me big .
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Replace those hoses ASAP with high quality hose.

They are no fun to replace down there between the firewall and engine when it's hot out and your engine is red hot with 2 newly blown headgaskets cause you didn't replace them on rebuild.


dave h.
'89 Raider V6 5spd;Aisin Hubs;; Gen2 LS: frt. brakes, rear coils;U.C.arms;R.trailing arms;idler arm; rear LSD axle w.disc brakes ;2 battery system for Dog's fan; relocated ECU; custom bumpers;J.Baker receiver;Conferr roofrack; t-bar crank.







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