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harriett easton Posted on Jul 26, 2015
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Coolant reservoir empty when sitting overnight

After running hot discovered coolant reservoir empty refilled and it was empty the next day

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You must have a coolant leak. If there are no signs of a leak, you may have a gasket on the engine that has gone bad, and the coolant is being pushed out the exhaust system. The coolant expands when hot and cools when the engine cools. During the cooling stage the cooling system creates a suction on the coolant in the reservoir and draws enough coolant back into the system to keep it full. Apparently you are loosing enough coolant somewhere that the reservoir can not fill the system before going dry.

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