 Radiator Pressure |
 Oct 20, 2014 - 5:08 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 20, '14 From United Kingdom Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Hi guys, new here, new to owning a Celica.
I have bought a 1993 Jap import Celica 6th Gen. 3GSE engine and yesterday was the 1st time i let it run for over 20 minutes and get up to temp. The car had been stood for a while. (6 months) I noticed once it was warm that there was some steam coming from the radiator seal at the bottom, new rad in order then, but i notices something strange. The pressure on the top hose going into the Rad was very high, the pipe was almost bulging. Felt REALLY high. the bottom hose was also very tough. Much higher than i usually see form newer cars. This is my forst car thats older than 2001 so i know it uses a different cooling method (header tank i think) Do you guys think this is normal? Is it too high and causing damage to the rad? Thanks for any help guys. Loving the car so far. |
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Oct 21, 2014 - 10:20 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Dec 3, '13 From Missourah Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
yup, with these the head gasket is more likely to leak exhaust gas into the radiator.
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Oct 22, 2014 - 12:56 PM
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QUOTE (VavAlephVav @ Oct 21, 2014 - 8:20 PM)  yup, with these the head gasket is more likely to leak exhaust gas into the radiator. And combine that with a stucked closed thermostat and stucked closed radiator cap, that pressure has nowhere else to go. -------------------- God made man....
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LukeyP Radiator Pressure Oct 20, 2014 - 5:08 AM
VavAlephVav The radiator cap is ease excess pressure above .9 ... Oct 20, 2014 - 2:02 PM Smaay yep, its either stuck cap, stuck thermostat or clo... Oct 20, 2014 - 10:40 PM
nics QUOTE (Smaay @ Oct 20, 2014 - 8:40 P... Oct 21, 2014 - 8:14 AM LukeyP Thanks for the replies guys, i have ordered a new ... Oct 21, 2014 - 10:34 AM nics QUOTE (LukeyP @ Oct 21, 2014 - 7:34 ... Oct 21, 2014 - 4:50 PM VavAlephVav t'stat housing at end of lower hose near oil f... Oct 21, 2014 - 11:58 AM LukeyP Thanks for the input guys, will change the thermos... Oct 23, 2014 - 5:29 AM VavAlephVav They have a tester to identify combustion gas in t... Oct 23, 2014 - 10:33 AM |
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