cooling system froze Options

[Terzin1]

Howdy

Back in the spring I was diagnosing a problem with my celi overheating. Turns out it was the thermostat getting stuck shut. During the process of checking for symptoms and going through alot of coolant, I must have added too much distilled water to antifreeze mixture because now my bottom radiator hose feels like someone dumped a slushy inside!

I didn't notice this until I wasn't getting heat from the vents and my temp gauge showed overheating. I don't think i cracked anything as I don't see oil leaks or fuel anywhere. I went out and bought antifreeze concentrate and used about half of the jug to fill the radiator and reservoir that boiled off though. If I let the car sit for a while, do you suppose the antifreeze will melt the water remaining in the hoses and radiator?

[Bitter]

You may need to pay a kind shop to park it inside for you over night so it'll thaw and then drain/refill the coolant for you. Sucks paying someone else to do what you can do yourself.


In theory you should be able to run the car for brief periods to warm the block slowly and melt the cooling system but you may also strip the water pump or do more harm than good.