PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 395
OCTOBER 1985
Today's the day fr getting your engine's cooling system in top shape fr cold
wEather.
A
Fw minutes o± eyeballing now can save you ²om hours o± headaches
Later.
Radiator Cap
Make sure you've got the cap the TM
lists fr your cooling system-not some
cap you've scrounged ²om the junk
y
ard or grabbed o³ some other equip´
ment. The pressure rating o± the cap is
Noµ
1
important! Too low cuts the boiL´
ing point o± your coolant. Too high can
build up pressure that'Ll pop the seams
in your radiator and blow hoses.
Hoses
New hose
needed
BElt
crackED,
RaggED,
LOOSE,
miSSing
COre
lEak
Bugs± Leaves,
OtHeR tRasH
Problems to Fix o± Report
²iL -Or
WrO³g OR bum .
.´
fuEl i³
pµESSurE cap
cOOla³t
¶Ose
·ra·KED,
¸RITtLe,
mushy
,\
¹oSe ·Oººe·tion LeaK
BOlt
lEak
¶OSE
¶eaD
gaSket
lEak
COOLant I³
enGiºe OIL .
..
sHOws O³
DIpStI·k aS
¸L»¸s Of
wateR
¶ook oVer your radiator fr LEaks-top tank, ²ont and back o± core, bottom
tank. ¶eaKs may not show up wet when your engine's coLd. ¶ook fr rust or
odd·coLorEd dribbLes where cooLant has leaked and then dried up. Then later,
when yo1¸'ve got your engine rUnning at operAting temperature and pressure,
check these places again fr wet Leakage. ¹se a ºashLight fr both hot and coLd
inspections.
Coolant
Take the cap o³. I± the cooling system is hot, open the »ller cap sLowly untiL
aLL the prEssure is gone. Don't touch a hot cap with your barE hand. The cooLant
sHould bE at Least over the top o± the core.
Your cooLant shouLd be aLmost clear¼it'LL be colorEd by the anti²eeze. I± your
cooLant's muddy½looking or has bits o± Ju¾ in it, your cooLing system¿;ÀÁy neEd
drainÂng and ºushingÃmaybe even cLeaninG. Report it.
I± you sEe a rainbow o± oil slime on top o± the cooLant, you've probabLy got
a leak inside your engine. Äxhaust gas or oÅL Ås getting into your cooLÅng system.
PuLL your crankcase dipstick and check fr water in your engine oÅL-LÅttLe gLobs
on the dipstick. Äither way, report it.
OCT 85
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