Ok so i know my radiator is leaking i fix3d one and now another one has shown up its the passengers side its one of the upper hoses but know its hard to tell which one it is its been it looks like it is coming from in between the first and second radiators. Help!plz
Radiator leak!!
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roncoinc
Well-Known LVC Member
Ok,,i read that six times.
it seems your radiator is leaking.
what is a "fix3d" ?
Calm down and use some sentence structure ,including periods and comma's when needed.
1LoudLS
Dedicated LVC Member
hes probably talking about the other heat exchanger in front of the radiator...
regardless he fixed one leak, and now he has a second... I have a feeling that until he does the standard cooling system maintenance routine, that this will continue into long after his 7th and 8th leaks he will have to fix.
regardless he fixed one leak, and now he has a second... I have a feeling that until he does the standard cooling system maintenance routine, that this will continue into long after his 7th and 8th leaks he will have to fix.
Telco
Dedicated LVC Member
OK, allow me to translate. He hit the 3 key instead of E, a minor typo and nothing to flip out about.
I do agree about the run-on sentence. Punctuation is our friend.
He is confusing the condenser as being a second radiator. Give him a break, he's trying to learn.
From the description, I suspect a leak has developed along the seam where the plastic tanks are crimped onto the metal core. Either that, or some stress was applied against the upper rad hose which cracked the hose mount on the radiator.
I do agree about the run-on sentence. Punctuation is our friend.
He is confusing the condenser as being a second radiator. Give him a break, he's trying to learn.
From the description, I suspect a leak has developed along the seam where the plastic tanks are crimped onto the metal core. Either that, or some stress was applied against the upper rad hose which cracked the hose mount on the radiator.
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
Okay, so you just wanted to mention your problem(s), or do you actually want some help?
If the latter, then at the least you need to answer the following.
1. What year LS? (I assume from your name that it is the V8. Correct me if not.)
2. Is it the radiator that is leaking or is it something else, or do you know ?
If the latter, then at the least you need to answer the following.
1. What year LS? (I assume from your name that it is the V8. Correct me if not.)
2. Is it the radiator that is leaking or is it something else, or do you know ?
Andrizzle
Dedicated LVC Member
Replace the radiator and all of the cooling if you haven't done the pipes yet. Having the radiator out while working on the other stuff will be a huge help.
Remove the radiator from the bottom, it isn't very difficult at all. I did it with jackstands.
Remove the radiator from the bottom, it isn't very difficult at all. I did it with jackstands.
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
He hasn't (or won't) indicated the year of his LS. I agree that on the 2nd gen, it is not very difficult. However, it is a little more involved on the 1st gen.
carrj142
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joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
That's the problem of the moment. The radiator and all the other plastic cooling system parts need to be replaced (unless all the others were recently done). Otherwise, they'll go one by one and you'll be working on it every weekend or two.
roncoinc
Well-Known LVC Member
What r ya tryin to say wit yer first poast ??
Ok so i replaced the radiator and everything worked fine until about the begging of this week it starts to overheat again but sporadically it goes up and down, it gets hot ish on the high way stays cool ish on the surface streets could it be tstat or air in the system or bad recovery tank cap?
that's what i have so far
Thanks for the help again
that's what i have so far
Thanks for the help again
joegr
Dedicated LVC Member
If you haven't replaced all the other plastic cooling system parts, then it's one or more of them. Please list all the parts you have replaced.
This is what you need to do. It's what I and almost everybody else has had to do.
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forum/showthread.php?91092-GenII-LS8-Cooling-System-Overhaul
This is the correct way to fill and bleed it.
http://deneau.info/ls/s6x~us~en~file=s6x33004.htm~gen~ref.htm#extract_142
This is what you need to do. It's what I and almost everybody else has had to do.
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forum/showthread.php?91092-GenII-LS8-Cooling-System-Overhaul
This is the correct way to fill and bleed it.
http://deneau.info/ls/s6x~us~en~file=s6x33004.htm~gen~ref.htm#extract_142