So.... I have a driver, I do not believe that it should be restored, but that is up for debate. It is such a cool vehicle.
The issue: it blew a bunch of coolant and near overheated, shut off immediately and had a bunch of work done to it. Hoses radiator, lines etc.
Ran absolutely flawlessly for about 1.5 yrs.
Drove it to the corner store (recently), let it idle for a 20 minutes or so and it was steaming. leaking from the expansion tank and started to overheat. I shut it down.
I let it sit in the drive idling and observing and the expansion tank starts "boiling", coolant starts coming out from the bottom. I know it could very well be the expansion tank or hoses that I have not yet replaced.
Should it boil?
I don't think that it ever overheated to the point where the engine would be ruined, but who knows,. The shop says no exhaust in coolant. Its a newer 4.6 engine, I believe.
I really do not wish to right this vehicle off. There are issues with the air suspension as well and I do not wish to invest in the air suspension if the engine is toast.
Please advise! LOL.
The issue: it blew a bunch of coolant and near overheated, shut off immediately and had a bunch of work done to it. Hoses radiator, lines etc.
Ran absolutely flawlessly for about 1.5 yrs.
Drove it to the corner store (recently), let it idle for a 20 minutes or so and it was steaming. leaking from the expansion tank and started to overheat. I shut it down.
I let it sit in the drive idling and observing and the expansion tank starts "boiling", coolant starts coming out from the bottom. I know it could very well be the expansion tank or hoses that I have not yet replaced.
Should it boil?
I don't think that it ever overheated to the point where the engine would be ruined, but who knows,. The shop says no exhaust in coolant. Its a newer 4.6 engine, I believe.
I really do not wish to right this vehicle off. There are issues with the air suspension as well and I do not wish to invest in the air suspension if the engine is toast.
Please advise! LOL.
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