Originally Posted by Hoonta
I got off the road to let it cool off.. after a bit I did what a lot of people don't recommend, but i've done lots of times... I had a large towel that I put over the cap while I turned it ever so slighty to release pressure... after about 2 minutes of steam rushing out.. the cap was off, and my radiator was empty. It took the full gallon of 50/50 coolant that I had on hand.
As far as I can tell.. hoses are all good, all cylinders have OK compression, engine bay never smells of coolant.
Sorry this was long winded.. just lay out all the facts.
So what would cause all of my coolant to turn into steam??
1. If you're gonna do the towel trick, at least release pressure from the bleeder valve near the thermo sensors.
2. I made 3 stops coming back from DDay
Wasn't overheating, just running an S13 temp gauge sensor which behaves different than the S14s - just playing it safe and chilled at the public stops.
3. Coolant into steam huh? And you're running true 50/50? (True 50/50 is no good in FL. 85/15 water/coolant would be best for cooling & street use)
4. You have a leak in your hoses somewhere. Pressurize the coolant system and you'll find it.
Jesse