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Old 07-30-2006, 07:17 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by g2ic02
"When the pressure reaches 15 psi, the pressure pushes the valve open, allowing coolant to escape from the cooling system. This coolant flows through the overflow tube into the bottom of the overflow tank. This arrangement keeps air out of the system. When the radiator cools back down, a vacuum is created in the cooling system that pulls open another spring loaded valve, sucking water back in from the bottom of the overflow tank to replace the water that was expelled. " This was taken from how stuff works. I also work as a technician
yup. BUT he did say that he's not leaking.

TO the original poster, can u verifty for sure that you don't see any remnants of a leak? If you do, then that line that g2ic02 is talking about could be the prob.
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