| [GMCnet] Non GMC overheating Christmas eve [message #194062] |
Wed, 26 December 2012 14:29  |
emerystora
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Registered: January 2004
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When leaving my Daughter's house last night in our Jeep Cherokee it started boiling out about 2 miles from her house and 16 miles from home. Fortunately there was a gas station open and I pulled into it. After letting it cool a while I filled it with water. I started it and it boiled over again.
I had a few tools in it so I pulled the thermostat. It was stuck in the closed position. I reassembled it without a thermostat and drove home. However it was very cold out so I figured I'd better put in some antifreeze. I checked the outdoor temperature and it was -12 deg F at 11:45 pm. I changed my clothes and crawled under enough to drain off the radiator. I had to go in the house about every ten minutes to thaw out my hands. The coolant freeze point tested at + 30. I had two gallons of antifreeze in the garage so I put that in.
If I hadn't taken care of it I probably would have cracked the block at those temperatures.
Now I have to go out and buy a thermostat. At least it is up to +20 right now at 1:20 pm. I had been waiting for it to warm up but it is now starting to go down again.
Quite an ordeal at the end of a long Christmas day. I guess the moral is to always carry some tools for minor repairs.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
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