[MR2] MKI filling coolant

[Benn]

Hmm, maybe I was incorrect in assuming the rings lost their tension--maybe 
they just got cooked into position as you suggest. But throwing a quart in 
every coupla tankfuls isn't too horrible a "work-around".
Benn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Schultz" <bob-schultz at comcast.net>
To: "'Benn'" <karhu at california.com>; <felix at crowfix.com>; <mr2 at mr2.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:13 PM
Subject: RE: [MR2] MKI filling coolant


>I did a poor man's rebuild on a friend 85 years ago that suffered from 
>this.
>
> Pulled the pistons, the oil rings had stuck because the normal gook that
> accumulates on piston heated up and froze them.
>
> I put in new oem size rings and knocked the shine off the cylinder walls
>
> It has been 7 years and 80K miles and it still doesn't use a quart between
> changes.
>
> Bob
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mr2-bounces at mr2.com [mailto:mr2-bounces at mr2.com] On Behalf Of Benn
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 3:28 PM
> To: felix at crowfix.com; mr2 at mr2.com
> Subject: Re: [MR2] MKI filling coolant
>
> I suspect the damage is done.  Don't be surprised if it now uses oil (due 
> to
>
> rings having lost tension) and a blown head gasket in the offing.  At 
> least
> that's what happened to our Mk I after driving it an estimated couple to
> several miles with minimal coolant left..  Ours uses about 1 qt per 600
> miles now.
>
> YES, the venting procedure is important to get the air out.   You're on 
> the
> right track--it's because the radiator and heater trap air at the high 
> point
>
> that can't get back to the engine area filler due to the plumbing running
> under the car at a lower elevation.  I wouldn't trust a mechanic to sort
> this out.  IIRC, there are THREE high points: the radiator, the heater, 
> and
> a point in the engine compartment, near the clutch housing.  All need to 
> be
> vented in the proper procedure, and follow the recommendations to check it
> every time you use it for the first several times.
> Benn
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <felix at crowfix.com>
> To: <mr2 at mr2.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:59 AM
> Subject: [MR2] MKI filling coolant
>
>
>> The belt tensioner pulley shifted last night and lights began an
>> irregular blink (coolant, charging, ?, but no yellow engine check
>> light), no doubt due to the belt slipping and catching.  Due to
>> unfortunate other circumstances, my dash lights are temporarily out,
>> so I did not see the temp gauge pegged right away, but I did notice
>> the heater no longer working.  I pulled over, had probably driven 2-3
>> miles since the lights came on in the middle of a long bridge.  When I
>> stopped, it was steaming, no additional lights had come on, and I had
>> stopped the engine, it did not quit on its own.  I got a tow, the tow
>> truck driver had the right wrenches to retighten the pulley, and I
>> restarted it no problem (and shut it down in a second or two).
>>
>> So now I need to refill it.  I was planning on walking down to a gas
>> station a mile away, get some coolant (it says at least 50-70%, that
>> would be 7-10 quarts, or a couple of gallons), pour that and water
>> until it fills, start the angine and refill as required, and since I
>> have to do this without a hose, if it sucks the white plastic coolant
>> container dry, shut down the engine and go get more water, fill, start
>> up, and so on until the coolant container stays at its fill line and
>> has the roughly 13.5 quarts listed in the handbook.
>>
>> But I was surprised to see much more complicated ionstructions in the
>> owner's manual, involving hoses, bleeding air, etc.
>>
>> What is the proper thing to do here?  Should I do what I planned but
>> get a garage to do the right thing in a few days?  I am not much of a
>> mechanic and don't have a good level place to do things like this, so
>> I don't mind paying the mechanic to do it right if necessary.  I am
>> more worried about doing any danage to it right now.
>>
>> -- 
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>> room o
>>
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