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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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my coolant is low all the time i looked and looked for leaks but cant find any
is there any thing im missing please help
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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Is it low in the rad, the overflow bottle or both? How fast does it go down? You might consider having it pressure tested...
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:15 PM
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if u set there and watch it u can see it go down really slow in the rad the over flow is staying the same
and i pressure tested it earler today and it seemed to hold pressure
im lost
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:23 PM
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any white smoke?
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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it is a brand new motor with 300 miles and there is no white smoke
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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It needs to be burped.

Start the engine cold, with the rad cap off. Heater on full blast, as hot as can go.

fill the radiator until the water level stops lowering. One of two things will happen. It will always lower a little bit at a time (water leaking into the engine, unlikely) or it'll fill up.

It sounds like you just haven't fully burped your cooling system yet.
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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thanks ill give that a try after i get out of school thanks
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