Theo Smit wrote:
>If it's dense white smoke coming out of the exhaust, and if you run
>anywhere near a 50/50 antifreeze mix, then you will be able to smell
>antifreeze in the exhaust, if that's what is causing the smoke. Any
>coolant overflow will smell of exhaust, if that's getting into the water
>system, via a cracked head or failed head gasket.
>
>You might still just have a problem with the coolant bypass - does the
>hose look kinked at all? With that little hose being bent at such a
>tight angle, it would be easy for it to get kinked nearly shut if it was
>in poor shape or if the proper molded hose wasn't used in the first
>place.
>
>Good luck,
>Theo
>
Theo:
I admit I did not look at the bypass hose while this was going on this
morning, although before I started the car, I did squeeze the hose and
there seemed to be some water in there. It is a molded hose (from SS)
but it dates from the engine install, about three years ago. It does not
look like it could squeeze shut on its own. I haven't smelled exhaust in
the coolant overflow, but then I haven't been specifically smelling for
that either. Maybe I should order a replacement hose, just to be sure.
Steve Sage
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