burning/sweet smell from heater

[Rob Bell]

Re: burning/sweet smell from heater

I too would steer away from stop leak. Get the problem fixed correctly, otherwise it could fail at the most inopportune time, leaving you stranded somewhere on a cold night.

[loser]

Re: burning/sweet smell from heater

my friends dealership used to put pepper in peoples rads when they came in with leaks.. no joke

pepper WILL stop leaks, i wouldnt use it as a perminant setup, but it will get you home/to safety.

[ava1219]

Re: burning/sweet smell from heater

ok so the smell is gone, i ran the engine a bit and opend the rad cap idk if that did anything or what. but the smell is gone.

[ava1219]

Re: burning/sweet smell from heater

i mean opend the cap where the coolant goes* how high is the coolant supposed to be up on the dipstick?

[Rob Bell]

Re: burning/sweet smell from heater

Open the radiator cap when it's cold and check there. It should be right up to the bottom of the cap.

But yeah, there should be some coolant in the tank too. I think the dipstick has measurements on it.

[ava1219]

Re: burning/sweet smell from heater

Open the radiator cap when it's cold and check there. It should be right up to the bottom of the cap.

But yeah, there should be some coolant in the tank too. I think the dipstick has measurements on it.

oh really the coolant is supposed to be right up to the top of the cap?! when i installed my 160 degree thermo I never filled it that high. its close but not that high. maybe i should add more?

[Rob Bell]

Re: burning/sweet smell from heater

I would add more. When I check mine, it's always right there. Actually, if your coolant tank is properly filled, it should always be right there because as soon as some of the hot coolant flows into the tank, that's the point where the coolant can no longer get to the overflow line that runs to the tank. And then when the system sucks coolant back into the radiator, that's the most that is going to fit. You could have had air in the system when you did the thermo, too. That would explain a lower coolant level. So I would think that anything less than totally full means something's amiss.