Radiator Hose Vacuum?
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Radiator Hose Vacuum?
I was drifting my S4 TII last night and shut it down when it was getting a little warm. The coolant overflow tank was bubbling a little and when it cooled down my upper and lower radiator hoses were sucked in like a vacuum. I thought that they should have been building pressure not a vacuum when it gets warm. Any idea what could cause this?
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Sounds like that is the problem. Coolant gets hot and expands and goes to the over flow tank. When it cools it creates a vacuum. If the cap is stuck down it can't suck the coolant back in and makes the hoses collapse. Make sure the hoses are in good condition as well. If they are really soft it might be replacement time.
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Resurrecting an old thread for help...
The exact same thing happened to me this weekend, only I have a brand new radiator cap from Mazdatrix (also replaced the thermo). I'm having some horrible problems with my cooling system and this is just one of the hair pulling issues I'm having. Buzzer goes off, temp gauge goes up and down, sometimes she spills out at the overflow bottle?!?
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I have drained the system several times trying to eliminate all possbilities of just contaminated coolant blocking up the system. So it is certainly possible for air to be in the system. Is there a bleeder valve to get rid of the air? Could air in the system be causing all the mentioned problems though? What about the water pump, any way to test that?
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there is a little bleeder screw on the stock rad where the tube attaches at the top of the rad when you fill up the rad undo it and fill it up untill coolant starts to come out then block it with your finger till the air is out and the coolant stops coming out. after that start the car with the heater on full blast