low coolant...really?
Racer
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 300
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From: Perth WA
Re: low coolant...really? (DocToss)
I think I may have found the problem with mine.
The light was finally on when I was parked in the garage. I pulled the sensor wire off and grounded it and the light went off. I checked to make sure the radiator is grounded, and it is. I then checked the continuity through the sensor to ground, Nothing. I then checked to make sure I didn't have an air lock in the radiator, I didn't. I then checked to see if I am getting electrical continuity through the coolant. Surprise, surprise, this is where the problem is. The sensor is not grounding through the coolant properly for some reason. I keep getting strange readings. When I touch the probes it shows a bit of continuity then it drops to nothing. Maybe not enough water in the coolant. I will have to talk to the guys who installed the radiator and see what they can come up with.
The light was finally on when I was parked in the garage. I pulled the sensor wire off and grounded it and the light went off. I checked to make sure the radiator is grounded, and it is. I then checked the continuity through the sensor to ground, Nothing. I then checked to make sure I didn't have an air lock in the radiator, I didn't. I then checked to see if I am getting electrical continuity through the coolant. Surprise, surprise, this is where the problem is. The sensor is not grounding through the coolant properly for some reason. I keep getting strange readings. When I touch the probes it shows a bit of continuity then it drops to nothing. Maybe not enough water in the coolant. I will have to talk to the guys who installed the radiator and see what they can come up with.
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 4,763
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From: Connectivette
Re: low coolant...really? (MITCH)
i don't want to scare anybody the end result with my car the head gasket was bad and crack a piston.
mitch :steering:
mitch :steering:
I drilled a 1/16 to 1/8 hole on the flat of my thermostat to work as a permanent bleeder for air to escape. It seemed to help. However this mod, isn't going to do you any good if your sensor is shot.
