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Old Nov 19, 2003 | 04:50 PM
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Squirting Over Flow

ok...i have no interior, so i can hear that sucker squirting away when im not driving. if i open the hood..its like a geyser. i'm pretty sure my car has a coolant leak, but would that cause this??? just today i flushed my coolant..and it still does it. could it be the thermostat? or a bad radiator cap? my cap isn't stock, but it's a 13lb...the temperatures never look bad on my temp guage, and the water that it's shooting out is only slightly warm.

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Old Nov 19, 2003 | 05:50 PM
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i could be wrong but i think i remember reading that water squirting out of the overflow is a sign of a bad seal in the motor, but i could be wrong
anyone else?
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Old Nov 19, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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well..im almost positive i have a bad coolant seal in the motor. i just dont want it to squirt so much
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 05:33 AM
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Then don't drive it so much. I've seen a radiator squirt a bunch of water and seen exhaust smoke inside after removing the cap. Real bad water seal leak.
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Old Nov 20, 2003 | 10:11 AM
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i drive this thing to work every day! lol...
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