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Old 05-11-2014, 03:10 PM   #14
Skibb
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Default Re: Antifreeze Loss Mystery

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Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON View Post
If everything else checks out O.K, drop a loose fitting, large head NAIL in the top of the overflow tube. MANY times, this solves the problem. It's a PROVEN, OLD TIME FIX!--Bill W.
+1 I wrestled with the same issue until 3 weeks ago at which time Bill suggested this solution and Bless him for making it. The "nail" inserted in the overflow pipe has worked wonders. My engine is a recent rebuild, however without the proper amount of coolant on trips the engine got hotter than hades. Two days after the "nail" went in we had a 95F degree day I drove the car for forty minutes. When we came home the water and temp was where it should be and the motor wasn't a pizza oven. Thank you Bill.
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