Crazier things have happened !!!
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From: Kemah Texas
Crazier things have happened !!!
Recently while on a road cruise, the dreaded "dying" happened!!! Just driving along at operating temp and engine quit. Cool down and restart, drive a little and quit... Made it home and started looking for problems... No codes... Let it idle in the parking lot, after about three cycles of the fan on at 228, off at 216 it would die... No codes!!!
While under the hood, I noticed steam coming from around the radiator cap... Replaced cap as it tested bad... Now it will not die... Let it idle four cycles of fan on/off, drove it on 100 mile cruise, no problem... Could there be any explaining that a radiator cap would cause this type of problem??? 92 LT1, vert.
While under the hood, I noticed steam coming from around the radiator cap... Replaced cap as it tested bad... Now it will not die... Let it idle four cycles of fan on/off, drove it on 100 mile cruise, no problem... Could there be any explaining that a radiator cap would cause this type of problem??? 92 LT1, vert.
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From: Kathleen FL
Recently while on a road cruise, the dreaded "dying" happened!!! Just driving along at operating temp and engine quit. Cool down and restart, drive a little and quit... Made it home and started looking for problems... No codes... Let it idle in the parking lot, after about three cycles of the fan on at 228, off at 216 it would die... No codes!!!
While under the hood, I noticed steam coming from around the radiator cap... Replaced cap as it tested bad... Now it will not die... Let it idle four cycles of fan on/off, drove it on 100 mile cruise, no problem... Could there be any explaining that a radiator cap would cause this type of problem??? 92 LT1, vert.
While under the hood, I noticed steam coming from around the radiator cap... Replaced cap as it tested bad... Now it will not die... Let it idle four cycles of fan on/off, drove it on 100 mile cruise, no problem... Could there be any explaining that a radiator cap would cause this type of problem??? 92 LT1, vert.
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Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Kemah Texas
Have FSM (red), OTC 4000e, and Alldata Subscription for this car... All say check for codes!!! No Codes... Car sat in same spot (not driven) before changing cap and after changing cap... Only difference before (car died) after changing cap (runs great)... Even pulled fan plug and let temp get up too 237... No dieing... Makes no sense to me but leaving for South Padre Island in it on Sunday (2/25) for a 1000 mile trip... and just renewed my AAA card...
Last edited by easy2no; Feb 23, 2008 at 10:39 AM.
