UPDATE(from last Friday): Cooling System

[Lee Ann]

Greetings-

I just wanted to thank everyone who offered suggestions and pointed me to videos (that for one reason or another I couldn’t find) to guide me along in my coolant system journey…and it has been a journey due to periods where I had pause and move to another issue on the car (and the weather hasn’t been cooperating in Northeast OH). But I believe I “graduated” (from the very basics on my Saturn) as of yesterday afternoon when I completed the bleeding procedure on my ’97 Saturn SC2.

What I have learned:
-The different parts (and their functions) of the cooling system and how to check/inspect them.
-What temperatures (actual) the tick marks represent on my vehicle’s temperature guage.
-When the cooling fan activates (my ’97 SC2 runs at just past 1/2, or 225 degrees whereas my ’01 Saturn SC2-departed-ran at just above the 1/4 mark. I had been using the ’01 as a type of standard for which my ’97 should mimic. My bad).
-How to test my cooling fan motor using test leads.
-A couple ways to deal with an ACTUAL overheat situation.
-How to replace a radiator hose with out losing a lot of coolant.
-How to test/inspect my thermostat a couple different ways.
-The connection between engine temperature and vehicle performance.
-How to bleed the system of performance robbing air.

…So Eric, when’s the test?

Thank you for what you do, Eric! Keep on keeping on!
Thank you moderators and participating subscribers.

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[EricTheCarGuy]

You’re most welcome. Thanks for using the forum. I’m going to move this post however as it doesn’t have a specific automotive related question. If you were updating an old post, be sure to respond there as well. We love happy endings here at the ETCG forum.

Thanks again and good luck.

[Lee Ann]

[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=92279]You’re most welcome. Thanks for using the forum. I’m going to move this post however as it doesn’t have a specific automotive related question. If you were updating an old post, be sure to respond there as well. We love happy endings here at the ETCG forum.

Thanks again and good luck.[/quote]

Sure thing (RE: move the post). Thanks for the guidance, still learning how to use the forum.

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