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So I just finished up the replacement of the drive belt and water pump and the idler and tensioner,thermostat and housing, new antifreeze,blah,blah,blah.LOL! Bled the system twice and looks like we're heading for the Sunshine State again. :cool:
Everything seems okay..........I had it on the lift and checked it out.......the oil change is less than halfway thru the 9-10 K miles,so I may just screw a new filter on it(it hasn't used a bit of oil) and go again. I may change the fuel filter now that I think about it.
Wish me a wreckerless journey!;) I really LOVE driving that car! don-ohio :)^)
 
Air does not get in thru a full Degas bottle...................................................................................................... pressurized or not.
You think I'm gonna let it go down to empty and suck air?................................ Never have,never will............................I always keep it a little overfilled if anything. don-ohio :)^)
 
Thank you,Virginia Donkey! I am certainly going to enjoy my trip if at all possible. We get to go the short route now because the mountains aren't getting bad weather. don-ohio :)^)

Virginia Donkey said:
Safe travels once again Mr. Don. Don't listen to the naysayers........do your thing
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Sure, and put some tint on your headlights because dimmer light is easier on the eyes. Enjoy your trip. :cool:
 
WISH I DID have the old chrome covers halfway down like the old cars.They were very cool! don--ohio :)^)
 
You could buy chrome vinyl on eBay or ask for some foil from Telco's hat.

Anyway, The cap keeps the system pressurized. Coolant (50/50) at 15psi has a boiling point at 270° or so. Unpressurized coolant boils just a few degrees over operating temperature, at 225. I know I wouldn't want any gas pockets spring up in my engine's hotspots.
 
LSFrank said:
You could buy chrome vinyl on eBay or ask for some foil from Telco's hat.

Anyway, The cap keeps the system pressurized. Coolant (50/50) at 15psi has a boiling point at 270° or so. Unpressurized coolant boils just a few degrees over operating temperature, at 225. I know I wouldn't want any gas pockets spring up in my engine's hotspots.
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I don't wear tin foil hats, I'm a colander man.

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You can keep YOUR system pressurized,Frank.I've been running Unpressurized(that's at least 60 antifreeze to 40 water,Frank,not 50/50) for hundreds of thousands of miles,including my friends'and relatives' cars that would be MILLIONS of miles,and no blown parts like pressurized systems cause. It's a matter of choice...........I choose NOT to blow any parts. don-ohio :)^)

Frank's Quote: Anyway, The cap keeps the system pressurized. Coolant (50/50) at 15psi has a boiling point at 270° or so. Unpressurized coolant boils just a few degrees over operating temperature, at 225. I know I wouldn't want any gas pockets spring up in my engine's hotspots.[/QUOTE]
 
don-ohio said:
You can keep YOUR system pressurized,Frank.I've been running Unpressurized(that's at least 60 antifreeze to 40 water,Frank,not 50/50) for hundreds of thousands of miles,including my friends'and relatives' cars that would be MILLIONS of miles,and no blown parts like pressurized systems cause. It's a matter of choice...........I choose NOT to blow any parts. don-ohio :)^)

Frank's Quote: Anyway, The cap keeps the system pressurized. Coolant (50/50) at 15psi has a boiling point at 270° or so. Unpressurized coolant boils just a few degrees over operating temperature, at 225. I know I wouldn't want any gas pockets spring up in my engine's hotspots.
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I've driven hundreds of thousands of miles pressurized and never blown a hose... Had one or two fail due to age, but they didn't blow-up.
 


I've driven hundreds of thousands of miles pressurized and never blown a hose... Had one or two fail due to age, but they didn't blow-up.[/QUOTE]

Glad to hear it.I had one swell up like a python eating a goose one time back in the 60's. You've never had a failure that lost a lot of coolant?You could just keep driving down the road? With an unpressurized system you don't lose it fast,and you'll see or smell the problem like a seeping water pump or hose way before it can fail completely.
There are many advantages of the unpressurized system. It's easier on all these Degas bottles and plastic parts that are weak.
Whatever floats yer boat..........mine floats unpressurized.
I'm sitting down here in FL at a motel with my unpressurized,very dependable LS in the parking lot.Driven over 1000 miles since Friday,running the AC quite a bit. don-ohio :)^)
 
don-ohio said:
You've never had a failure that lost a lot of coolant?You could just keep driving down the road?
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Correct. In fact, I had a pin-hole leak for well over 2K miles before I discovered the leak and location. The white residue left behind helped me find the leak.
 
That's good. Glad you got by with it . My wife was idling her 88 Grand Marquis in the Burger King drive thru once several years back and I hadn't removed the pressure yet from her cooling system. I got a call from her that she was stranded at Burger King with a lot of antifreeze running down the parking lot. I got there and the PRESSURE had blown out the drain plug at the bottom of the radiator(never seen that one before,LOL).Catastrophic dumping of coolant there.
I got a new plug from Auto-Zone,which is a few doors up,and fixed the problem,and then corrected my oversight by removing the radiator cap's lower gasket when I refilled it to 60/40 or greater ratio. don-ohio :)^)
 
I guess Lincoln didn't spend enough time and money, to know that he has a better way. It took all these years till someone figured they got it wrong on pressurizing the system.
 
LS4me said:
Correct. In fact, I had a pin-hole leak for well over 2K miles before I discovered the leak and location. The white residue left behind helped me find the leak.
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You are not alone. So far, the leaks that I have had were all detected before they leaked out enough to cause a problem. No sudden explosions. This includes two LSes, four Grand Marquis, and one BMW *
The exception here is a 93 Thunderbird. Someone (not me) jumped a big bump on a dirt road. When it landed, it bent the brackets holding the radiator and it crushed the side tanks (at the bottom). I don't count this because even if it had been depressurized, it still would have emptied almost instantly.


*: The BMW E46 is actually known for exploding expansion tanks. They run at 31 PSI or so, but with reasonable preventive maintenance you can avoid the explosions.
 
don-ohio said:
Frank's Quote: Anyway, The cap keeps the system pressurized. Coolant (50/50) at 15psi has a boiling point at 270° or so. Unpressurized coolant boils just a few degrees over operating temperature, at 225. I know I wouldn't want any gas pockets spring up in my engine's hotspots.
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There is a "reply with quote" button. Alternatively, you can write QUOTE and /QUOTE in their own brackets [_] [_] (no underacores of course) to use an outside quote. I would write it properly, except it would look like this
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Sure! Whatever you like.................I'm only recommending it because I know it's a good thing. Pressurized or unpressurized,with proper care we'll all get by. don-ohio :)^)
 
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