coolant leak, what should I do?
I hear water swishing around to the front of my vehicle when I go around turns. Do you think this is related to a leaking radiator? I tried look under the vehicle for a clogged drain and couldn't find one. If its not radiator, where could I find trapped water?
Im on my 3rd radiator in a yr...dont no if ur blazer and my 95 have the same style but if its plastic on each end then they dont call em throw away radiators for nothing...I flushed and replaced all but the heater core and water pump in the cooling system to find out it was my radiator. Then 4 mths later THAT brand new radiator blew out the side. The first two didnt leak til pressurized so test before u invest!!
The leak is on the plastic part of the radiator. The swishing or water moving sounds when i am going around turns. It sounds like there is water trapped somewhere. The sound sounds like it coming someone where from the front of the vehicle. Try to shine a light in the cowl area but didn't see any water. Could there be water trapped in the fire wall?
The sound u hear is coming from ur heater core...as long as u hear it and u dont have a wet pass floor board and u still have heat then dont worry bout the sloshing/swishing water sound. The radiator crack has just allowed air to get in the system, so that will b takin care of when the radiator is replaced.
Well, I got the radiator replaced by a garage today. Added more coolant. However, my water sooshing is still there yet. Sounds like it is coming from the passenger side of the vehicle in around the dash area. This water got to go. I suppose there is a drain that got clogged and anyone with any insites would be helpful.
As others have said you have air in your heater core. You need to purge the air from heater core- first elevate the front two tires on ramps. With the engine cold remove the radiator cap and start the motor. When you first start the motor the water should be at the rim of the radiator cap. If it's not add coolant. You'll have to wait about 5 minutes for the thermostat to open, and then you'll see the water level drop and you'll have to add more coollant to compensate for the air being flushed from the heatercore.
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