Vyrus616
Member
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2013
- Location
- Vancouver, WA
I recently got my turbo wagon back on the road after a damaging overheat. Everything has been great with it until today. It was a nice day here in Montana and it was warm enough that I adjusted the climate control to cold. When I arrived at my destination, I could see coolant dripping on the ground. When I opened the hood the radiator was spraying coolant from a tiny hole near the upper radiator hose port is. I loosed the coolant reservoir cap slightly and coolant boiled out of it. It never overheated on the road. When I went to leave, I turned the temp setting back to hot, and when I got home it hadn't leaked at all.
Why does closing the heater core valve cause such a buildup in pressure? Obviously I need to either replace the current radiator or repair it if possible. But, a little research turned up a potential fix/upgrade. Apparently some other tbrickers have swapped their open/closed stock valve to one with a bypass.
http://http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=246617
Has anybody else put one of these in and if so, had good results? The valve I have is pretty much brand new since I replaced it when it blew up and caused my overheat. I'd be annoyed to have to get another one but it seems like a clever option. Not to mention other members reported more even cooling of the head when the alternative valve was closed/bypassed.
Why does closing the heater core valve cause such a buildup in pressure? Obviously I need to either replace the current radiator or repair it if possible. But, a little research turned up a potential fix/upgrade. Apparently some other tbrickers have swapped their open/closed stock valve to one with a bypass.
http://http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=246617
Has anybody else put one of these in and if so, had good results? The valve I have is pretty much brand new since I replaced it when it blew up and caused my overheat. I'd be annoyed to have to get another one but it seems like a clever option. Not to mention other members reported more even cooling of the head when the alternative valve was closed/bypassed.