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No its not going in the oil and no its not doing a stanley steamer impression going down the road....
It started after i got the lower hose changed. I topped it off and ran it with the cap off until the t stat opened, re topped it off, good.
No bubbles when running or anything, although i did get a geyser after i let off the throttle (oops).
Topped it off again.
Now i noticed a day or 2 ago it was low, thought maybe i didnt add enough so i refilled it.
Checked it yesterday afternoon it was low again. Added about 1/2 qt or so to radiator, another 1/2 qt or so to the coolant tank.
This morning i get to the shop and smell antifreeze, pop the hood and and there is f'ing antifreeze all over the drivers side of the motor, coolant tank has about an inch of coolant in it.
I noticed the radiator cap has what looks like dusty dried coolant around the relief vent on the top of the cap. At the moment im blaming that (its original i assume, its motorcraft).
Its never overheated, heats up normal, and i still got good cab heat. Untill the lower hose went i never had any coolant loss issues with it.
Im gonna change the cap today but does anyone else have any ideas? Did i over fill it maybe?
It started after i got the lower hose changed. I topped it off and ran it with the cap off until the t stat opened, re topped it off, good.
No bubbles when running or anything, although i did get a geyser after i let off the throttle (oops).
Topped it off again.
Now i noticed a day or 2 ago it was low, thought maybe i didnt add enough so i refilled it.
Checked it yesterday afternoon it was low again. Added about 1/2 qt or so to radiator, another 1/2 qt or so to the coolant tank.
This morning i get to the shop and smell antifreeze, pop the hood and and there is f'ing antifreeze all over the drivers side of the motor, coolant tank has about an inch of coolant in it.
I noticed the radiator cap has what looks like dusty dried coolant around the relief vent on the top of the cap. At the moment im blaming that (its original i assume, its motorcraft).
Its never overheated, heats up normal, and i still got good cab heat. Untill the lower hose went i never had any coolant loss issues with it.
Im gonna change the cap today but does anyone else have any ideas? Did i over fill it maybe?