Low coolant light stays on
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From: Williamsville NY
Low coolant light stays on
The 'low coolant light' stays on in my 89 Coupe. There's sufficient coolant in radiator and overflow reservoir. Is there a sensor I could check and if so where is it located? Any other ideas?
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Could also be an air pocket trapped in the system. Have you opened the bleed valves (if so equipped) or "burped" the system?
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From: Valparaiso
Watch out if you take off that sensor !!!
i found that cable was leaking (i didn't think anything) and i pulled it
while the car was HOT !!!! WOW...it throwed out all the coolant
i got hot coolant in my eyes ! thank god it wasn't that hot but it messed the whole engine
bay ...so don't take it apart if you are going to while HOT !!!!!
i found that cable was leaking (i didn't think anything) and i pulled it
while the car was HOT !!!! WOW...it throwed out all the coolant
i got hot coolant in my eyes ! thank god it wasn't that hot but it messed the whole engine
bay ...so don't take it apart if you are going to while HOT !!!!!
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From: The Old Dominion
FYI, some of those sensors are a little post inside a cylinder. They work by measuring if the circuit is closed by conductive coolant (as far as I can tell). Sometimes the center post will get sort of cruddy and just needs to be cleaned off.
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Burp the Radiator
Here is a good post concerning your issue:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...-do-wrong.html
This is L98 specific and may not apply to our fellow LT1 owners.
Best of luck.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-t...-do-wrong.html
This is L98 specific and may not apply to our fellow LT1 owners.
Best of luck.
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