Radiator steam/overheating help *Pictures

Yesterday my wifes car started steaming in the driveway and popped up
to 2 lines below HOT so we shut it off, today I took the radiator
cross bar off and headlight and saw where the smoke is coming from, I
took a picture.

Anyone have any suggestions?


<img src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/afxtwn/
IMAGE_010.jpg">

On Aug 17, 5:31 pm, afx > wrote:
> Yesterday my wifes car started steaming in the driveway and popped up
> to 2 lines below HOT so we shut it off, today I took the radiator
> cross bar off and headlight and saw where the smoke is coming from, I
> took a picture.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> <img src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/afxtwn/
> IMAGE_010.jpg">

sorry, I guess posting pics inst possible.

this is a clearer pic (all I had was my cell on me)

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...MAGE_007-1.jpg


She has a 1998 Concorde LXI 3.2l

First picture


http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b.../IMAGE_010.jpg

afx wrote:
> Yesterday my wifes car started steaming in the driveway and popped up
> to 2 lines below HOT so we shut it off, today I took the radiator
> cross bar off and headlight and saw where the smoke is coming from, I
> took a picture.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?
>
>
> <img src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/afxtwn/
> IMAGE_010.jpg">

Ummm - your rardiator has a huge hole in it (plastic end cap). Time for
a new radiator.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

On Aug 17, 6:08 pm, Bill Putney > wrote:
> afx wrote:
> > Yesterday my wifes car started steaming in the driveway and popped up
> > to 2 lines below HOT so we shut it off, today I took the radiator
> > cross bar off and headlight and saw where the smoke is coming from, I
> > took a picture.
>
> > Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> > <img src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/afxtwn/
> > IMAGE_010.jpg">
>
> Ummm - your rardiator has a huge hole in it (plastic end cap). Time for
> a new radiator.
>
> Bill Putney
> (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
> address with the letter 'x')

Well I know that thats why I took a pic of it.

The radiator is only about 1.5 years old, any reason why it would do
this?

"afx" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> On Aug 17, 6:08 pm, Bill Putney > wrote:
> > afx wrote:
> > > Yesterday my wifes car started steaming in the driveway and popped up
> > > to 2 lines below HOT so we shut it off, today I took the radiator
> > > cross bar off and headlight and saw where the smoke is coming from, I
> > > took a picture.
> >
> > > Anyone have any suggestions?
> >
> > > <img src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/afxtwn/
> > > IMAGE_010.jpg">
> >
> > Ummm - your rardiator has a huge hole in it (plastic end cap). Time for
> > a new radiator.
> >
> > Bill Putney
> > (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
> > address with the letter 'x')
>
> Well I know that thats why I took a pic of it.
>
> The radiator is only about 1.5 years old, any reason why it would do
> this?
>

Hey, it happens. Although I've not seem something like this before.

A lot of radiator shops will 'recrimp' your plastic ends onto a new core,
so that right there should tell you how durable the tanks usually are.

Could it have been hit?

"afx" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Yesterday my wifes car started steaming in the driveway and popped up
> to 2 lines below HOT so we shut it off, today I took the radiator
> cross bar off and headlight and saw where the smoke is coming from, I
> took a picture.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?
>
>
> <img src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/afxtwn/
> IMAGE_010.jpg">
>

Maybe I missed it, but what kind of vehicle is this including year


Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

maxpower wrote:

> "afx" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>
>>Yesterday my wifes car started steaming in the driveway and popped up
>>to 2 lines below HOT so we shut it off, today I took the radiator
>>cross bar off and headlight and saw where the smoke is coming from, I
>>took a picture.
>>
>>Anyone have any suggestions?
>>
>>
>><img src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/afxtwn/
>>IMAGE_010.jpg">
>>
>
> Maybe I missed it, but what kind of vehicle is this including year
>
>
> Glenn Beasley
> Chrysler Tech
>
>
Glenn - his second post said a '98 Concorde LXi 3.2.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

On Aug 17, 6:39 pm, "Mike Y" > wrote:
> "afx" > wrote in message
>
> oups.com...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Aug 17, 6:08 pm, Bill Putney > wrote:
> > > afx wrote:
> > > > Yesterday my wifes car started steaming in the driveway and popped up
> > > > to 2 lines below HOT so we shut it off, today I took the radiator
> > > > cross bar off and headlight and saw where the smoke is coming from, I
> > > > took a picture.
>
> > > > Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> > > > <img src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb11/afxtwn/
> > > > IMAGE_010.jpg">
>
> > > Ummm - your rardiator has a huge hole in it (plastic end cap). Time for
> > > a new radiator.
>
> > > Bill Putney
> > > (To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
> > > address with the letter 'x')
>
> > Well I know that thats why I took a pic of it.
>
> > The radiator is only about 1.5 years old, any reason why it would do
> > this?
>
> Hey, it happens. Although I've not seem something like this before.
>
> A lot of radiator shops will 'recrimp' your plastic ends onto a new core,
> so that right there should tell you how durable the tanks usually are.
>
> Could it have been hit?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I dont think it was hit although I could be wrong.

Are the tanks replaceable? Ide rather not put another $300 radiator in
this car when I plan on buying a new one soon


none the less its like 5,000 degrees here in Houston

One more question,


Is this not just a part I can repair, flush the coolant system then
refil it? The plastic part seems to vent out of the radiator crossbar
so it seems like this hole is just another vent for a part meant to be
a vent. I think she might have had low coolant levels making more hot
air/steam vent out melting the plastic peice.


am I correct here?