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RSFreak
The other "John"
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1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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 Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:57 pm Post subject: Problem after new radiator install |
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Ok, this is for my Taurus wagon but the Taurus forum won't let me login. Anyway, last weekend James and I replaced the radiator and now whenever I turn on the heater or defroster steam fills the passenger compartment! I am thinking its the heater core, but it didn't puke onto the passenger side floor so I'm not sure. Anyone got a clue whats up?
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aaron_sK
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Location: Back in beautiful Tacompton
1987 Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| RSFreak wrote: | | it didn't puke onto the passenger side floor |
It will. A lot of times they'll blow steam before they completely let go. Think of it as a friendly warning sign.
You probably knocked something loose in the system during the flush. For now just bypass it. 36* isn't that cold.  |
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Al Hasse
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1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:37 am Post subject: |
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My 89 did the same thing a couple of years ago, steamed up the winshield and smelled of antifreeze. I decided to spend the money to get it fixed, but the garage couldn't steam up the cabin, said it wasn't bad. Couple of weeks later it went out.
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RSFreak
The other "John"
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1989 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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This one will fill the passenger compartment of my wagon to sauna-like conditions in a few seconds! Not as easy to bypass as on a 3rdgen, but I'll have to do it for now. Just changing the radiator was a 3 hour project for James and I. We did the radiator in his Camaro in under 5 minutes when it let go at the emissions test station! I think Ford engineers were afraid the rad might just fly out of the car as it drove down the road!!! 
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turbo_jimi
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1985 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
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| Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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| aaron_sK wrote: |
You probably knocked something loose in the system during the flush. For now just bypass it. 36* isn't that cold. |
We didn't flush the system...just drained it and added 2 gallons of 50/50.
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