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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 01:27 AM
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Arrow Check This Out!!!!"add coolant" sign buzz

Hello all, as some of you know I have been having some minor difficulties with the water level sensor not working so i've had to drive for weeks with the constant buzzing.....I finally found a new sensor at a junk jard for 10 bucks. I thought I was going to finally enjoy some quiet. Well, after i installed the sensor i got in my beast and fired her up and as i expected no buzzing. I thought my troubles were over. Turns out they were just starting. After bout 1 min the damn buzzer went off again. Heres the wierd thing, when its buzzing i'll give it some gas (in nuetral) and it stops, then after about 10 seconds it buzzes again. I'm clueless to what is making that "add coolant" sign buzz. I have enough coolant and I have a brand spankin new sensor. WTF Help me out guys!!!!!!

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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 01:29 AM
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bubbles in the coolant. Bleed the coolant properlly, not just making sure there is enough by looking.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 01:46 AM
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awww. I saw the title "check this out!!!!" and thought it would be something cool. What a waste of 30 seconds of my life. In case you need some more detail...

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-gen-archive-72/filling-coolant-after-rebuild-383818/

found in the 2nd gen. archive.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 01:53 AM
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Yea me too, I though it was some video or pictures but neither one, I'm disapointed.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 03:09 AM
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basically giving gas is causing coolant to pile up in the radiator where youre missing that headroom. change your radiator cap and inspect overflow tank tubing while your at it.

re-bleed.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 03:19 AM
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That sensor rarely fails.
If anything, the wire breaks off of the top of the sensor.

Fix the coolant systems leaks and stop blaming the sensor.


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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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Finally it has stopped. Turns out bleeding it did the trick. See, if gingen haden't came in here with that link i would have thrown my car away.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 01:10 PM
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I had the same problem but the bleeding didn't help so I ripped out the buzzer, lol.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 01:16 PM
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I don't find it that funny... It's not like it's a hard problem to fix.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by TII: Judgement Day
I had the same problem but the bleeding didn't help so I ripped out the buzzer, lol.
That's not smart. The low-coolant buzzer has saved me and many others when the notorious heater hose has blown. The same buzzer also serves as a low oil buzzer.
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by TII: Judgement Day
I had the same problem but the bleeding didn't help so I ripped out the buzzer, lol.

n00b

now when you REALLY need the buzzer to tell you something is wrong....it wont be there. My dad or uncle will prolly see you on the side of the road with an oveaheated engine. Uncle lives there and dad frequents there on his bike.
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