Hey everyone,
My '90 SC has been sitting in my backyard through most of winter. I drove it once a week for a while, then went a month without driving it, and then finally almost 2 months went without me driving it.
The weather picked up and I had some free time, so I start her up and went to make her roadworthy now.
There is a cooling issue that I'm not sure how to fix. The car warms up, but then runs a bit warmer than normal. It usually ran right at the N of norm (with the defrost on) and if the defrost was off, it'd run in between the O and the R of norm. Now, after the car warms it, it'll run right at the edge of the word Norm (right after the M). It won't overheat, but it will come close.
This is exactly what happens.
1. Start car. it slowly starts warming up.
2. Temperature jumps from cold to very warm... and does it very fast.
3. Coolant leaks out of the overlow tank. It's bubbling up so much that it leaks out of the tank when it is full.
4. The car cools down a tiny bit, but still runs warmer than usual. I havent drven it more than 10 minutes or so, so I dont know if it will overheat, but it tends to stay where it is and not get any warmer. At this time, the coolant overflow tank recedes down.
What do you guys think is the issue here? Do you think my thermostat is faulty? I just replaced it less than a year ago. Any other ideas? Thanks!
My '90 SC has been sitting in my backyard through most of winter. I drove it once a week for a while, then went a month without driving it, and then finally almost 2 months went without me driving it.
The weather picked up and I had some free time, so I start her up and went to make her roadworthy now.
There is a cooling issue that I'm not sure how to fix. The car warms up, but then runs a bit warmer than normal. It usually ran right at the N of norm (with the defrost on) and if the defrost was off, it'd run in between the O and the R of norm. Now, after the car warms it, it'll run right at the edge of the word Norm (right after the M). It won't overheat, but it will come close.
This is exactly what happens.
1. Start car. it slowly starts warming up.
2. Temperature jumps from cold to very warm... and does it very fast.
3. Coolant leaks out of the overlow tank. It's bubbling up so much that it leaks out of the tank when it is full.
4. The car cools down a tiny bit, but still runs warmer than usual. I havent drven it more than 10 minutes or so, so I dont know if it will overheat, but it tends to stay where it is and not get any warmer. At this time, the coolant overflow tank recedes down.
What do you guys think is the issue here? Do you think my thermostat is faulty? I just replaced it less than a year ago. Any other ideas? Thanks!