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Water coming out of overflow

Kia Sportage 4x4 2002. Head Gasket is good, radiator is new and good. Thermostat is new and good. Seals are not leaking and is good. Losing coolant out of the overflow. The cap has 2 spouts on it. One leads direct to hose in overflow. That how it been hooked up, losing coolant. The other spout seems to lead to dead end, bottom of cap. I figured inside of it might be some kind of pressure release or something. S

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    Chris Porter Nov 10, 2013

    Sorry it posted befoe i was finshed....So i hook it up to that. Havent checked to see how its doing yet. But i figured it wrong overflow cap. As i said, all the other stuff is good, no leaks. All other things works good. Please Help!!

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Try getting a coolant tester & making sure that you coolant/water mix is right. Also make sure that you're using the right type of coolant for your vehicle. After that I would check the 2 hoses to make sure neither is plugged. If you have too much water in your mix, it could get hotter and overflow.

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SOURCE: '97 subaru overheating

head gasket most likely.

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