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Max777 · 03-27-2008, 06:07 PM

I dunno how old the thermostat is... The new one just came in, going to pick it up tomorrow. I ordered the OEM one, not the Stant, just as the evil forum once taught me. The thing is, after the coolant buzzer went off, I went straight to a gas station, and filled the overflow bottle. Then, the car got hot, I had a friend give me a tow home, and the car sat for 2 hrs. When I opened the rad cap, the fluid wasnt full, so I filled it up untill it spilled out (a bit careless with the funnel, lol) and I noticed that the overflow bottle was not full again. I filled it up, and drove the car home. Today, morning, I looked at the coolant in the overflow, and it was still full, but not clear, more like a brown color. That shit is getting flushed friday! Anyway, I got back from school, and it was still full... so I dunno if it's a leak or not.

Right now, I have a gallon of Mercedes undiluted coolant (good for aluminum engines because it's specially designed for MB cars) and 2 gallons of Distilled water. I'm gonna go order some hoses, and pick up that thermostat tomorrow, then proceed to rip into the engine bay....

03-27-2008, 06:07 PM	#2
Max777 Pirate Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central IL Posts: 1,323 Rep Power: 19	I dunno how old the thermostat is... The new one just came in, going to pick it up tomorrow. I ordered the OEM one, not the Stant, just as the evil forum once taught me. The thing is, after the coolant buzzer went off, I went straight to a gas station, and filled the overflow bottle. Then, the car got hot, I had a friend give me a tow home, and the car sat for 2 hrs. When I opened the rad cap, the fluid wasnt full, so I filled it up untill it spilled out (a bit careless with the funnel, lol) and I noticed that the overflow bottle was not full again. I filled it up, and drove the car home. Today, morning, I looked at the coolant in the overflow, and it was still full, but not clear, more like a brown color. That shit is getting flushed friday! Anyway, I got back from school, and it was still full... so I dunno if it's a leak or not. Right now, I have a gallon of Mercedes undiluted coolant (good for aluminum engines because it's specially designed for MB cars) and 2 gallons of Distilled water. I'm gonna go order some hoses, and pick up that thermostat tomorrow, then proceed to rip into the engine bay.... __________________ Rotaries:They are NOT that complicated!