05-22-2021, 01:13 PM | #15 | |
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It can cause heads to crack or warp, gaskets to fail, rings to lose strength etc. There is nothing you can do about it now. Same as when a radiator hose fails and your engine overheats. Just try not to run it if it is overheating but after it happens nothing you can do. Drive it and if it needs repairs you'll find out because it doesn't run right or there is water in the oil or it's losing coolant. This is always a risk buying a used car. Did the previous owner overheat it? Failed radiators and hoses often spray and you'll see brown stains around the engine compartment from that. You don't know if they stopped immediatly and it's ok or they drove home and the engine is ruined and you shouldn't buy it. |
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05-22-2021, 07:50 PM | #16 |
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I’ve driven it 3 times, no overheating coolant stays between 180F-190F, I’ve checked the radiator coolant is still at the neck and the same color, oil looks the same. No smoke from under the hood or tailpipe, no leaks under the car once shut off or parked.
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05-22-2021, 07:55 PM | #17 |
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I did find the rubber hose that I’d assume is supposed to be hooked up to the reservoir if I had one. Pretty sure it’s the hose on the left of the radiator cap?
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05-22-2021, 08:19 PM | #18 | |
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I’ve driven it 3 times, no overheating coolant stays between 180F-190F, I’ve checked the radiator coolant is still at the neck and the same color, oil looks the same. No smoke from under the hood or tailpipe, no leaks under the car once shut off or parked. |
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I fairly recently had the same thing as the OP. Overheated at 2 miles out. I got the car home, let it cool down and then ran it with the radiator cap off. Every time the coolant level dropped I added. Eventually it never dropped much below the cap. Then I put the cap back on and did a similar procedure with the overflow tank. No problems since then.
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05-22-2021, 09:21 PM | #21 |
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THIS +1!!! Modern engine cooling system 101! Without this you'll be sucking air back into the system as it cools down. This should be the first item on your agenda Monday morning. Call in sick to work if you need to. If your boss has a problem refer him to this thread.
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05-22-2021, 10:26 PM | #22 |
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With the radiator cap off, it could boil over and make the problem worse as the coolant goes near 212F (the boiling point of water at sea level). A 50 50 or more mix of dexcool can raise that 15F. The 20psi radiator cap IN PLACE raises it to about 270F.
Overheating your engine is the worst thing you can do to it beside over revving it. That's why I suggest putting the cap back on if it is running or not cooled down. |
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05-24-2021, 07:19 PM | #28 |
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Thanks to all of you that have answered! I’ve been paranoid since it happened and am new to a Chevy engine lol I’m typically a Ford girl the times I’ve driven it have been short drives and the coolant stays at 180F-185F while driving and 185F-189F while at red lights or parked. Oil temp went up to about 205F. Is this about normal? Still no signs of leaks or smoke anywhere, does this mean I’m good and basically left air in the system and was low on coolant?
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