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Old 10-31-2018, 09:46 PM   #3
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Lessons about cooling systems, all learned the hard way.

Distilled water boils off at normal operating temperatures. Check the level frequently.

(This applies to 2006 and earlier. Not sure about 2007.) Check the part number on your radiator cap. It should end in a "4". If it ends in "1", replace it. If it runs hot, it will eventually dump a couple gallons of coolant all over everything. One gallon of coolant costs more than the new radiator cap.

There is a valve that pressurizes the cooling system, that may be defective. This will also cause overheating, and dumping of coolant, even with the proper radiator cap.
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