Last week my heater wasn't working. I asked a guy at Shucks if low antifreeze could cause my heater to not work. He said yes. I found that my radiator reservoir was empty so I added a gallon of antifreeze. Two days later I noticed my heat gauge rising. I stopped before it reached hot. My reservoir was empty again and my radiator was low. I filled the radiator and reservoir and then I drove about 10 miles to my house, the heat gauge kind of bounced around but stayed below the H. I didn't drive it again. When we checked it five days later there was no water in the reservoir or the radiator. My husband says he had just checked the fluid levels and they were fine but isn't low water the cause of a cracked block?
2007-03-04 19:21:54 · 6 answers · asked by AnnA 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Other - Car Makes
I own a shop, and have seen this problem at least ten times in the last two years. The 95 Windstar has a nasty habit of leaking where the intake bolts to the heads right in the corners. The head, and intake are both made of aluminum. In the corners they will corrode so bad that they start leaking. Matter of fact they were even recalled due to this problem. It is a problem that can be fixed, as we have fixed a few of them. It does require removing the intake, and maybe even the head if it is pitted bad too. The last one we fixed, we used a grinder to get out all the corroded material, and filled it back in with a two part epoxy. Once the epoxy was dry, we filled it back down smooth with the rest of the head and intake, replaced the gasket, put it back together, and that has been several years ago. The guy is still driving it without any problems. This is on the 3.8 engine. The block is probably fine, but do look in the corners where the intake bolts to the heads, and you will see what I'm talking about.
Glad to help out, Good Luck!!!
2007-03-05 08:16:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No water in your radiator caused the problem. The excessive heat cracked the block.
2007-03-05 03:29:13 · answer #2 · answered by Dick 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A cracked block will also cause low water. It happened to me once and the dealership said it was a structural flaw in that particular block.
2007-03-05 03:37:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
excessive heat will crack a block but insufficient antifreeze mixture will allow the coolant to freeze and bust the block. depends on what part of the country your in.
2007-03-05 10:03:01 · answer #4 · answered by hotrod92rs 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
overheating it would cause the cracked block
sounds like you need a second opinion may be a hose or radiator
2007-03-05 03:27:25 · answer #5 · answered by gregs111 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
any chance you willing to sell.and alsodealers will tell you that stuff is wrong with them and there not.their transmissins problems are heck if you ever what to unload it let me know.
2007-03-05 11:22:23 · answer #6 · answered by yougonna_eatthat 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋