Thread: Cobra runs hot
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Old 07-04-2005, 12:33 PM
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TOO MUCH ANTIFREEZE WILL OVER HEAT A CAR ON A HOT DAY. YOU NEED 20 - 30 %, NO MORE THAN 50/50. YOU COULD HAVE A AIR LOCK IN THE SYSTEM. REMOVE THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR ON THE INTAKE JUST BEHIND THE DISTRIBUTOR. POUR WATER INTO THE HOSE FILLER TILL IT RUNS OUT THE HOLE FOR THE SENSOR. APPLY SEALANT AND INSTALL THE SENSOR. DO YOU HAVE A RADAITOR HOSE FILL? CHECK ROTATION OF THE WATER PUMP BY REMOVING THE RADIATOR CAP AND REV-ING THE MOTOR TO SEE IF WATER IS PUSHED OUT OF THE RADAITOR HOSE FILLER. MOST OF THE TIME OVER HEATING IN A COBRA IS A SIMPLE FIX.

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