LeftieBiker said:Good question. My guess is that it's coolant temperature that might trigger a charging shutdown, not coolant level. I do not know if I am correct.
cwerdna said:Why does it matter? I wouldn't want to run low on coolant as other stuff like the motor is cooled by that loop, besides the OBC. If there's not enough, add some but also one should look into the source of the leak and fix that.
powersurge said:Well I would not drive the car if the coolant level is low.... Fix it first before you drive. Also, a bit of a leak does not mean that the coolant is low..
95eagle said:Progress. Found source of leak. A quarter inch hole in the so called degas tank. Anyone know what the term degas refers to?
LeftieBiker said:95eagle said:Progress. Found source of leak. A quarter inch hole in the so called degas tank. Anyone know what the term degas refers to?
Just a guess, but it may refer to the air that gets mixed into the coolant by the pumps.
Hmmmmmm!!! I thought there was not supposed to be any air in the coolant system?
95eagle said:Progress. Found source of leak. A quarter inch hole in the so called degas tank. Anyone know what the term degas refers to?
Nubo said:95eagle said:Progress. Found source of leak. A quarter inch hole in the so called degas tank. Anyone know what the term degas refers to?
https://patents.google.com/patent/US5329889A/en
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In certain automobiles manufactured by various auto companies, the cooling system used for the engine is of the so called "closed" type wherein a plastic degas tank is provided that is physically separated from the radiator and is closed by a pressure cap of a type normally located on the radiator. The degas tank is operated under internal pressure of about 15 PSI gage and is connected to the engine and the radiator so that the coolant circulates through the degas tank. One purpose for the degas tank is to allow entrained air and gasses in the coolant to be separated from the coolant as the coolant flows through the degas tank. In order to allow the air and gasses to escape into the degas tank, it is normal to provide the degas tank with a number of chambers or compartments which are connected in series through windows or openings formed in the ribs separating adjacent chambers so as to allow the coolant to flow between the chambers
LeftieBiker said:95eagle said:Progress. Found source of leak. A quarter inch hole in the so called degas tank. Anyone know what the term degas refers to?
Just a guess, but it may refer to the air that gets mixed into the coolant by the pumps.
LeftieBiker said:At any rate, it seems to be just another name for a familiar part: the coolant reservoir.
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