> tr1414@aol.com wrote:
>
> >the car boils over after it is shut down and pours out
> maybe a quart of liquid if i drive it around of 10 to 15
> mins. >
>
> Sorry to ask something so basic... but how full are you
> filling the radiator? In my experience that header tank
> should be almost empty when cold (maybe just a bit of
> coolant in the bottom). More than that and it will barf
> it out as soon as it warms up.
Bingo. I have a long-neck radiatior in the TR4. If there
is just enough coolant to show directly under the cap, there
is both enough coolant to cool the car and not enough to to
come out the overflow tube. In other words, the nong neck
is the expansion tank.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 TR4
CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C
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