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Old 08-28-2008, 09:14 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Really need to find someone that runs straight water and find out if they have to add a little water after cruising around for a couple of hours.
I will let you know...running water and RMI....now I do see condensation in the overflow bottle....have the small qt bottle....I will let you know after E-town this weekend...
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Old 08-28-2008, 09:18 PM   #32 (permalink)
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I will let you know...running water and RMI....now I do see condensation in the overflow bottle....have the small qt bottle....I will let you know after E-town this weekend...
Is your bottle aluminum?
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Old 08-28-2008, 09:22 PM   #33 (permalink)
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nope the Plastic bottle from Julio...aka Razor...the condensation is in the clear hose....remember the system breathes..other wise when radiator oveflows it would blow the top off....
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Old 08-28-2008, 09:24 PM   #34 (permalink)
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nope the Plastic bottle from Julio...aka Razor...the condensation is in the clear hose....remember the system breathes..other wise when radiator oveflows it would blow the top off....
I'm just wondering if the alum. bottle is heating up and evaporating the water.
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Old 08-28-2008, 10:10 PM   #35 (permalink)
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well with engine bay temps...and it being a metal object that has the ability to absorb radiant heat more than plastic...i can see that happening....
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Old 08-29-2008, 08:12 PM   #36 (permalink)
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Okay, I got the GM tabs. How many do I use? There's 6 tabs.
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Old 08-29-2008, 09:15 PM   #37 (permalink)
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No instructions? How big are they? 2 big ones (~1 1/2") or 4 to 6 little ones.
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No instructions? How big are they? 2 big ones (~1 1/2") or 4 to 6 little ones.
Instructions are a tad ambiguous, "Empty entire contents of supplement into full radiator."

There are 6 of them.
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Those look like the big ones to me. It really doesn't matter Chris.
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Instructions are a tad ambiguous, "Empty entire contents of supplement into full radiator."

There are 6 of them.
Oh for God sakes...throw 3 of them in Chris.
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Oh for God sakes...throw 3 of them in Chris.
The other three get mixed in your favorite cocktail!

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Well, I pressurized the system one last time last night, and when I came out this morning the oil pan had about a quart of water in it. Suggestions welcome. I am disgusted with this whole f'n thing. I have never abused this car or driven it hard.
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Chris, I'm sorry for your bad luck. You've never trashed on the engine, so I'm betting it's an intake gasket.
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Chris, I'm sorry for your bad luck. You've never trashed on the engine, so I'm betting it's an intake gasket.
So I'm assuming with that much water, it's probably not leaking past the head studs. I did pressurize it to 28 pounds. Should I try the Pills or is it a waste of time? How about retorquing the head studs. I have Titan copper gaskets. I don't want to just jump in and start pulling the damn engine apart. What do you think? What's the next step?
Even though if was just water, it still had a light green tint from the coolant. Do you think the bearing might be compromised?
I spent thousands on this damn engine.
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Old 08-30-2008, 12:30 PM   #45 (permalink)
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Tough break Chris. I don't know I would throw in the pellets and get an oil analysis done on the next oil change. Not sure how you could damage anything, if damaged, any further by using the pellets. It's got to be minor leak is you don't have oil in the cooler and had no overheating/other symptoms(?)
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