Coolant leak

[Jesse602]

Okay so I have a coolant leak. I overheated on the way home from work. I checked it out and could not find any leak from any of the lines etc, but my thermostat housing seems wet. So I'm thinking get a new housing and thermostat? Also the majority of the coolant was a little to the right bottom of the housing so I'm thinking that's it? What do you guys think? eBay 1g new thermostat, and just get new hose to radiator?

 

[DSM1G90]

Pull the t-stat out, put into a pot of boiling water and see if the plunger pulls the inner flange down. If not, your T-stat has stuck closed. Time for a new T-stat. Or, the housing gasket let go on you causing the leakage.

With T-stat out, flush the system completely to rid of corrosion. Put in new T-stat and gasket and torque the two bolts down evenly and in steps so one bolt isn't tighter than the other. Add 50/50 coolant and fill the radiator to the top, then fill the overflow bottle to the FULL line.

See what goes from there. - good luck - DSM

 

[Jesse602]

Thanks for the fast reply man as soon as this rain is done ill see what happens!