Matt,
Ah, You can tell when summer arrives, all the overheating threads hit the
list!
I hope your problem doesn't get lost with all the other overheating treads
on the list today.
In your first paragraph, you said a major clue "noticed my temp guage was
higher than normal when off the highway but would go back down once I got
back on" Bingo! This is very indicative of a malfunctioning fan clutch. Do
you still have a fan clutch? If so they are notorious for failure. Bring
your car up to temp then shut it off. See if you can spin the fan or if it
is locked. If it is operating correctly, it should be locked.
If this is your problem It's no big deal. I really suggest replacing the
whole assmb. with a fixed fan and a spacer to replace the clutch.
If this is not the problem, keep us posted and I'll think of something else.
Read Tom Walters Overheating FAQ! It really covers all the possibilities.
But don't take the Worst-case scenarios to heart. Usually, the simplest
explanation is the correct solution!
Victor Laury
70 2000 (maybe runs too cool)
65 L-320 pickup (running hot!)
Los Angeles
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew W Peterson <pete-3@juno.com>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, May 31, 1999 4:50 PM
Subject: I'm leaking water!
Hi everyone,
I hope everyone had as nice of weather as we had in Minnesota this past
weekend. In the 80's and sunny all weekend accept for today which is
cloudy and somewhere in the 60's. It's amazing how the weather changes
so quickly.
Well, I was driving my roadster around this weekend (naturally) and I
noticed my temp guage was higher than normal when off the highway but
would go back down once I got back on. On my arival at home I noticed a
trail of liquid that was driping from my car. Once it cooled down, I
checked the coolant. I ended up adding about 1.5 gallons of water to it!
I drove it around the next day and the same thing happened and I had to
add another gallon of water. I think it's coming out of the overflow on
the resivour. I noticed coolant dripping from it a few times last week
after I would park it. I drove it today and nothing happened that I
could tell. I didn't see any coolant dripping from my car when I got
home. Then again it is alot cooler today. Is there any way that coolant
could be coming out of the overflow when it shouldn't? That's the only
thing that I can think of. I have never had any problems like this
before. The car ran fine all last summer with no overheating or water
leaking problems. Any ideas of what could be causing this? For now I'm
going to keep a close eye on my coolant level.
Thanks for any thoughts,
Matt Peterson
'68 1600
Zimmerman, Mn
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