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Foam in antifreeze resevour! C5
On 8-Feb-2006, PJ > wrote: > > I see water in the driveway but it doesn't smell like coolant. It's > > clear > > like water. When I add water to the reseviour foam overflows even > > without > > the engine running and the engine running 1/4 (like 1 minute) a block to > > get > > to my condo's carwash to fill it.. Midas and The Chevy Dealer said > > they're > > was no leaks and nothing was wrong. BTW the foam is white and has no > > particular smell. > > > > Sorry about the crossposting. I thought I was multiposting. > > > Any chanced that the stuff on the driveway is A/C condensate. > > Meanwhile, I agree that it's time to flush the cooling system and > replace the coolant (with the correct type.) Then start measuring how > much coolant is used to top off this car. I assume some of it is condensate which is locate toward the passenger side front and it's completely clear and odorless, but I sometimes see a small puddle on the ground (not inside the car) on the driver's side just below where the gas pedal is. The liquid is clear, no odor but feels a little slippery and is slightly crystalline when it dries up. One thing for sure I need to change the coolant. The manual say's Dextron 50/50. Is that correct for South Florida? Thanks. -- All the best, Steve |
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Foam in antifreeze resevour! C5
"Steve Horrillo" > wrote in message news > > On 8-Feb-2006, PJ > wrote: > >> > I see water in the driveway but it doesn't smell like coolant. It's >> > clear >> > like water. When I add water to the reseviour foam overflows even >> > without >> > the engine running and the engine running 1/4 (like 1 minute) a block >> > to >> > get >> > to my condo's carwash to fill it.. Midas and The Chevy Dealer said >> > they're >> > was no leaks and nothing was wrong. BTW the foam is white and has no >> > particular smell. >> > >> > Sorry about the crossposting. I thought I was multiposting. >> > >> Any chanced that the stuff on the driveway is A/C condensate. >> >> Meanwhile, I agree that it's time to flush the cooling system and >> replace the coolant (with the correct type.) Then start measuring how >> much coolant is used to top off this car. > > I assume some of it is condensate which is locate toward the passenger > side > front and it's completely clear and odorless, but I sometimes see a small > puddle on the ground (not inside the car) on the driver's side just below > where the gas pedal is. The liquid is clear, no odor but feels a little > slippery and is slightly crystalline when it dries up. brake fluid perhaps? > One thing for sure I need to change the coolant. The manual say's Dextron > 50/50. Is that correct for South Florida? Thanks. > -- > All the best, > > Steve |
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Foam in antifreeze resevour! C5
Charles Spitzer wrote:
> "Steve Horrillo" > wrote in message > news >> On 8-Feb-2006, PJ > wrote: >> >>>> I see water in the driveway but it doesn't smell like coolant. It's >>>> clear >>>> like water. When I add water to the reseviour foam overflows even >>>> without >>>> the engine running and the engine running 1/4 (like 1 minute) a block >>>> to >>>> get >>>> to my condo's carwash to fill it.. Midas and The Chevy Dealer said >>>> they're >>>> was no leaks and nothing was wrong. BTW the foam is white and has no >>>> particular smell. >>>> >>>> Sorry about the crossposting. I thought I was multiposting. >>>> >>> Any chanced that the stuff on the driveway is A/C condensate. >>> >>> Meanwhile, I agree that it's time to flush the cooling system and >>> replace the coolant (with the correct type.) Then start measuring how >>> much coolant is used to top off this car. >> I assume some of it is condensate which is locate toward the passenger >> side >> front and it's completely clear and odorless, but I sometimes see a small >> puddle on the ground (not inside the car) on the driver's side just below >> where the gas pedal is. The liquid is clear, no odor but feels a little >> slippery and is slightly crystalline when it dries up. > > > brake fluid perhaps? > >> One thing for sure I need to change the coolant. The manual say's Dextron >> 50/50. Is that correct for South Florida? Thanks. >> -- >> All the best, >> >> Steve > That's not correct for anywhere. DEXRON and DEXTRON are the names of various Automatic Transmission Fluids. DEX-COOL is the trademark for the GM/Texaco second generation, silicate-free coolant. Prestone is available in two flavors -- green (old Ethylene-Glycol) and orange (DEX-COOL). The green stuff should not be put in any current GM cooling system. IIRC, Cadillac made the switch in 1993, Olds Aurora in '95 and the rest of the GM line in '96. Re-read the manual <<Recommended Fluids and Lubricants>> (Page 7-19 for the '02). Check to see if it reads "DEX-COOL" then read the "Notices" in sections 5 and 6 of the manual regarding silicate coolants. If there's a mix of coolants in the car, get it flushed and cleared of silicates and whatever other ccntaminants and goo are in there. When the system is recharged, it's very important to clear it of all air pockets. -- …PJ Rusted, single-wheeled Chinese wheelbarrow (extra cost option -- inflatable tire) |
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Foam in antifreeze resevour! C5
And if a standard, it might be clutch fluid...
But it wouldn't take much on the ground for the resivour to be dry.. They ain't dat large. Charles Spitzer wrote: >"Steve Horrillo" > wrote in message >news > > >>On 8-Feb-2006, PJ > wrote: >> >> >> >>>>I see water in the driveway but it doesn't smell like coolant. It's >>>>clear >>>>like water. When I add water to the reseviour foam overflows even >>>>without >>>>the engine running and the engine running 1/4 (like 1 minute) a block >>>>to >>>>get >>>>to my condo's carwash to fill it.. Midas and The Chevy Dealer said >>>>they're >>>>was no leaks and nothing was wrong. BTW the foam is white and has no >>>>particular smell. >>>> >>>>Sorry about the crossposting. I thought I was multiposting. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Any chanced that the stuff on the driveway is A/C condensate. >>> >>>Meanwhile, I agree that it's time to flush the cooling system and >>>replace the coolant (with the correct type.) Then start measuring how >>>much coolant is used to top off this car. >>> >>> >>I assume some of it is condensate which is locate toward the passenger >>side >>front and it's completely clear and odorless, but I sometimes see a small >>puddle on the ground (not inside the car) on the driver's side just below >>where the gas pedal is. The liquid is clear, no odor but feels a little >>slippery and is slightly crystalline when it dries up. >> >> > > >brake fluid perhaps? > > > >>One thing for sure I need to change the coolant. The manual say's Dextron >>50/50. Is that correct for South Florida? Thanks. >>-- >>All the best, >> >>Steve >> >> > > > > > -- Ric Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove -SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson |
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Foam in antifreeze resevour! C5
On 8-Feb-2006, PJ > wrote: > Re-read the manual <<Recommended Fluids and Lubricants>> (Page 7-19 for > the '02). Check to see if it reads "DEX-COOL" then read the "Notices" in > sections 5 and 6 of the manual regarding silicate coolants. Yes it say's DEX-COOL 50/50. |
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Foam in antifreeze resevour! C5
If the car is parked on a sideways incline, the air conditioning "sweat" will leak out (supposed to) and sit on the driver side by where the gas pedal would be. Happens in my garage all of the time. Particularly annoying since it take 2 or 3 days to dry. I think there is a geyser under my garage. The puddle isn't that big.. lol
-Stan Steve- Take your Vette to Jiffy lube and get a cooling system flush. "RicSeyler" > wrote in message ... And if a standard, it might be clutch fluid... But it wouldn't take much on the ground for the resivour to be dry.. They ain't dat large. Charles Spitzer wrote: "Steve Horrillo" > wrote in message news On 8-Feb-2006, PJ > wrote: I see water in the driveway but it doesn't smell like coolant. It's clear like water. When I add water to the reseviour foam overflows even without the engine running and the engine running 1/4 (like 1 minute) a block to get to my condo's carwash to fill it.. Midas and The Chevy Dealer said they're was no leaks and nothing was wrong. BTW the foam is white and has no particular smell. Sorry about the crossposting. I thought I was multiposting. Any chanced that the stuff on the driveway is A/C condensate. Meanwhile, I agree that it's time to flush the cooling system and replace the coolant (with the correct type.) Then start measuring how much coolant is used to top off this car. I assume some of it is condensate which is locate toward the passenger side front and it's completely clear and odorless, but I sometimes see a small puddle on the ground (not inside the car) on the driver's side just below where the gas pedal is. The liquid is clear, no odor but feels a little slippery and is slightly crystalline when it dries up. brake fluid perhaps? One thing for sure I need to change the coolant. The manual say's Dextron 50/50. Is that correct for South Florida? Thanks. -- All the best, Steve -- Ric Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove -SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson |
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