Overheating and stuff

[fredthedj]

Originally Posted by CREWZIN

Bleed the system when the water is hot enough to open the thermostat but be careful. The needle should be half or just below half and stay there all the time once it gets hot.

awesome... thanks

[Cal Cruzer]

Make sure your rad cap is good. Over heating is a symtom of a bad cap not holding pressure as is coolant loss. They are real cheap insurance.

[fredthedj]

Well, turns out I do have a coolant leak.. But its a 3 day drip coming from the overflo tank (somewhere)..what's strange is after the coolantdrains from the over flow, the car drips a tremendous amount of fresh water.. Does the AC sweat that much???

[CREWZIN]

Yes, the AC does produce a lot of condensation. I just pulled into my driveway in reverse the other day and noticed a puddle in the street and large drops spaced pretty close together following me into the drive. I had only stopped a second or two to put it into reverse and then back up.

After a drive on a hot/warm day when I put the PT in the garage, 20 minutes later there's a large puddle by the passenger front tire of leaking condensation.

Before anyone says something; my AC is cold as Heck and I'm not leaking any coolant.

[fredthedj]

Its a lot for sure(we are running 100 degree weather here).. I just need to find that coolant leak..I assume its the overflow tank, becuse its not a pressured "spray" its a slow drip.after I fill it.

[quicksilverdon]

Originally Posted by fredthedj

Its a lot for sure(we are running 100 degree weather here).. I just need to find that coolant leak..I assume its the overflow tank, becuse its not a pressured "spray" its a slow drip.after I fill it.

First place to look is the hose and connections. Check and AdvanceAuto, etc, you can get hose by the foot.

[fredthedj]

my intention.. it's just so flippin' tight in there... if it hadn't been for CREWZIN, I'd probably still be jackin with that radiator fan.