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Originally Posted by justatroll
So a car's cooling system will not work when first started up because it is not under pressure.... got it.
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Living up to your name, got it.
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Originally Posted by justatroll
He is overheating in just 10 miles. That is NOT due to ONLY a pinhole leak,
Like I said:
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10 miles is long enough to get up to operating temp, so yes it could be that issue.
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Originally Posted by justatroll
it could only be caused by a pinhole leak which caused another problem, like a bubble in the system.
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This is like arguing that you didn't kill a guy because he died from blood loss because you shot him... Cause and effect, learn it.
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Originally Posted by justatroll
My Point was that the system does not need to be pressurized before water starts moving through it.
If his car is overheating in 10 miles it is NOT because of a pinhole leak UNLESS the pinhole leak CAUSED A BUBBLE.
Which was precisely what I meant in my first post:
I guess that English reading comprehension is not your strong suit.
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10 miles and it's up to operating temp which means you'd easily have localized boiling in the heads if the system isn't pressurized. It's a self regulating system, and even goes into vacuum when it's cooling down. This all happens at once, heat = pressure.
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Originally Posted by Notso
update. On Monday I went to Autozone to rent a pressure tester, and the cap for the pressure tester didn't fit my radiator. I even asked him if there was additional caps, he said it would be fine.
Anyways I got fed up and just installed a new waterpump. The leak is now completely gone, thought it's still overheating. not to the extent it was, and I can drive longer distances, about 15 miles before it overheats (and people when I say overheat, I mean like 3/4 on the gauge, I'm obviously not driving it around redlined with the check engine light on)
So the past 3 nights i've been burping (bleeding) the cooling system, with minimal bubbles coming up, but some. I guess i'm going to keep bleeding it, and if that doesn't work i guess find a pressure tester that fits my cap... any other suggestions? Thank you
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There is a adapter for the pressure tester for asian cars. He apparently didn't know that.
You're just changing things without knowing the issue. You also keep driving it when the more you overheat, the more likely you are to blow a headgasket or something...