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Radiator Problems
I didn't know where to put this, so relocate it if need be.
Okay, lets start out with the first things that happened. About 2 weeks ago, I noticed my radiator had a small leak in it. Nothing big, just a tiny crack. I told myself, I would watch it, and when it got bigger I would get a new radiator. Well, I watched it, and it got bigger and cracked more on me while driving. The car got HOT. It never went into the red, but none the less was way up on the guage. So, I got the car home, and patched it up with some water weld. It seemed to do the job. Put the radiator back in, filled it up, and watched for leaks. It was holding water. Well, I took it for a drive ( 40 miles or so) and it popped again. I finally broke down and bought a used radiator for the local junk yard. I put it in, and watched it for leaks. It was doing perfect. Then today, I was picking up parts for the shop I work at, I parked at a gas station to get some gatorade, and notice a massive amount of water gushing from under my car! #@$%!!!! Well, I pulled the cap off as quickly as I could as to stop it from building too much pressure and blowing something ( I walked away from being sprayed without a mark btw). So, I bought a new cap for it, filled it up, and its running really cool again. Basically what I need to know is, could it have been my cap this whole time? It was rather dirty. Or do I need to give into my worst fears and tear the motor down and replace the gaskets? No smoke or steam comes from the heads, and no water is in the oil and vice versa. I also took the thermostat out, because I thought it was sticking. Any clues? Any Ideas? Also, the water is rather foamy in the radiator, and orange...it is a used radiator, so I will eveuntually clean it really well.
On a side note, the car I went to go get the cap for my firebird in, as I was pulling back into BP, the tie rod broke off on the drivers side. 2 cars within 5 feet of each other. Murphy's law wins out once again.
Okay, lets start out with the first things that happened. About 2 weeks ago, I noticed my radiator had a small leak in it. Nothing big, just a tiny crack. I told myself, I would watch it, and when it got bigger I would get a new radiator. Well, I watched it, and it got bigger and cracked more on me while driving. The car got HOT. It never went into the red, but none the less was way up on the guage. So, I got the car home, and patched it up with some water weld. It seemed to do the job. Put the radiator back in, filled it up, and watched for leaks. It was holding water. Well, I took it for a drive ( 40 miles or so) and it popped again. I finally broke down and bought a used radiator for the local junk yard. I put it in, and watched it for leaks. It was doing perfect. Then today, I was picking up parts for the shop I work at, I parked at a gas station to get some gatorade, and notice a massive amount of water gushing from under my car! #@$%!!!! Well, I pulled the cap off as quickly as I could as to stop it from building too much pressure and blowing something ( I walked away from being sprayed without a mark btw). So, I bought a new cap for it, filled it up, and its running really cool again. Basically what I need to know is, could it have been my cap this whole time? It was rather dirty. Or do I need to give into my worst fears and tear the motor down and replace the gaskets? No smoke or steam comes from the heads, and no water is in the oil and vice versa. I also took the thermostat out, because I thought it was sticking. Any clues? Any Ideas? Also, the water is rather foamy in the radiator, and orange...it is a used radiator, so I will eveuntually clean it really well.
On a side note, the car I went to go get the cap for my firebird in, as I was pulling back into BP, the tie rod broke off on the drivers side. 2 cars within 5 feet of each other. Murphy's law wins out once again.
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