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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 08:21 PM
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started happenning yesterday....i started to smell antifreeze while i was driving but not to bad...i get out pop my hood and i notice my reserve jug is full....so instead of the radiator sucking out of the reserve its putting antifreeze into the reserve...anyone know what it could be? the car is not overheating or anyhting. i heard it could be the radiator cap and also my friend had the same problem but it was his thermostat but like i said its not overheating any help will be greatly appreciated! thanks...
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by P73typeR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">started happenning yesterday....i started to smell antifreeze while i was driving but not to bad...i get out pop my hood and i notice my reserve jug is full....so instead of the radiator sucking out of the reserve its putting antifreeze into the reserve...anyone know what it could be? the car is not overheating or anyhting. i heard it could be the radiator cap and also my friend had the same problem but it was his thermostat but like i said its not overheating any help will be greatly appreciated! thanks...</TD></TR></TABLE>

you bleed the cooling system completely the right way?
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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yea i just put a new block in the car about a month ago and this just started happening yesterday...
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:50 PM
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well, first things first, try the cheaper items like the thermostat and radiator cap to see if its the problem and then go from there
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Old Apr 27, 2005 | 10:55 PM
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but the car is not overheating, therefore i dont think it could be the thermostat...i drove all the way to dallas and back which was a total of 500 miles and not once did it overheat.
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Old Aug 1, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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I have the very same problem it would really help if someone could help me on this one, it started happening when my top radiator hose broke and i changed it, after that the overflow tank started filling, the car doesn't over heat at all
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