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Old 06-19-2022, 07:26 PM   #1
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Default Re: Foaming coolant under heavy load, bad head gasket?

It could be that you overfilled the cooling system. Mine also "frothed" when I overfilled it. As a starting point the coolant level should only be as high as the baffles. You likely do not have a problem at all except for too much coolant in the system. It stopped coming out of the bottom of the cap because the coolant found its own level. Drive it, have fun, keep an eye on it.
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Old 06-20-2022, 03:09 AM   #2
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It could be that you overfilled the cooling system. Mine also "frothed" when I overfilled it.

Nope, it's not a problem with overfilling the radiator.

a) I didn't have this problem for the first few weeks this year and
b) It stopped immediately after I retorqued the head.


Unfortunately I can't drive the car at the moment as we have temperatures of ~34 °C / 93 °F the last few days. That would be taxing even with a good cooling system, and mine's not good atm.
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Old 12-15-2023, 06:25 AM   #3
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Default Re: Foaming coolant under heavy load, bad head gasket?

Hallo, ich heiße Josef und komme aus München.
Ich habe deinen Thread über das überhitzen gelesen. Mein 30er Ford hat genau das Problem wie du es geschildert hast. Habe den Kühler durchgespült, der ist blitzblank!! Werde jetzt noch den Motor durchspülen, aber ich denke es kommt eben von der Kopfdichtung.

Vielleicht kannst du mir einen Tip geben, kannst mich gerne auch anrufen, da kann man doch besser über das Problem reden.
Vielleicht kannst du mir eine PN schreiben, dann könnte ich dir meine Handy Nr. geben.

Danke dir schon mal !!!


Viele Grüße


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Old 12-15-2023, 11:16 AM   #4
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Hallo, ich heiße Josef und komme aus München.
Ich habe deinen Thread über das überhitzen gelesen. Mein 30er Ford hat genau das Problem wie du es geschildert hast. Habe den Kühler durchgespült, der ist blitzblank!! Werde jetzt noch den Motor durchspülen, aber ich denke es kommt eben von der Kopfdichtung.

Vielleicht kannst du mir einen Tip geben, kannst mich gerne auch anrufen, da kann man doch besser über das Problem reden.
Vielleicht kannst du mir eine PN schreiben, dann könnte ich dir meine Handy Nr. geben.

Danke dir schon mal !!!

Viele Grüße

Josef
Translated:
Hello, my name is Josef and I come from Munich.
I read your thread about overheating. My '30 Ford has exactly the problem you described. I flushed the radiator and it's sparkling clean!! I'm going to flush the engine now, but I think it's coming from the head gasket.
Maybe you can give me a tip, you can also call me so we can talk about the problem better.
Maybe you can write me a PM and I could give you my cell phone number.
Thank you in advance!!!
Best regards Joseph,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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