Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

"Adam" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:BQswg.2504$qZ2.308@trndny01...
> Should there be coolant in the radiator?? If I open up the radiator cap
> and there is none should I add? - when should there be coolant in
> there...when the car is hot, cold, etc?
>

There should always be coolant in the radiator, all the way to the top. If
there is not, not only does coolant have to be added, but if it is
disappearing every week the leak needs to be found and fixed.

Of course, don't open the radiator when the engine is hot or even very warm.
A couple years ago I did that because the radiator wasn't very warm and
scalded my arm pretty badly. Learn from my stupid mistake.

Mike

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

"Adam" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:BQswg.2504$qZ2.308@trndny01...
> Should there be coolant in the radiator?? If I open up the radiator cap
> and there is none should I add? - when should there be coolant in
> there...when the car is hot, cold, etc?
>

There should always be coolant in the radiator, all the way to the top. If
there is not, not only does coolant have to be added, but if it is
disappearing every week the leak needs to be found and fixed.

Of course, don't open the radiator when the engine is hot or even very warm.
A couple years ago I did that because the radiator wasn't very warm and
scalded my arm pretty badly. Learn from my stupid mistake.

Mike

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

"Adam" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:BQswg.2504$qZ2.308@trndny01...
> Should there be coolant in the radiator?? If I open up the radiator cap
> and there is none should I add? - when should there be coolant in
> there...when the car is hot, cold, etc?
>

There should always be coolant in the radiator, all the way to the top. If
there is not, not only does coolant have to be added, but if it is
disappearing every week the leak needs to be found and fixed.

Of course, don't open the radiator when the engine is hot or even very warm.
A couple years ago I did that because the radiator wasn't very warm and
scalded my arm pretty badly. Learn from my stupid mistake.

Mike

Re: civic engine heating up ???
 

"Adam" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:BQswg.2504$qZ2.308@trndny01...
> Should there be coolant in the radiator?? If I open up the radiator cap
> and there is none should I add? - when should there be coolant in
> there...when the car is hot, cold, etc?
>

There should always be coolant in the radiator, all the way to the top. If
there is not, not only does coolant have to be added, but if it is
disappearing every week the leak needs to be found and fixed.

Of course, don't open the radiator when the engine is hot or even very warm.
A couple years ago I did that because the radiator wasn't very warm and
scalded my arm pretty badly. Learn from my stupid mistake.

Mike