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Post by j nissan mavrik »

just found that my top and bottom rad hoses are under alot of presure after just a short drive.. the temp is showin half but i don't just the presure the hoses are.. wat could it be..... tb42 nissan petrol..
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Post by NutterGQ »

there supposed to be
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Post by j nissan mavrik »

is half temp normal???
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Post by gorilla »

Yes, but the gauges aren't particuly accurate, I have an afermarket gauge and the standard nissan gauge. The standard gauge will be all over the place while he aftermarket gauge stays put.
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Post by matthewK »

mate wake in a new gauge, my tb42 often was half for temp was always hot , so when out wheel i had alot of vaper locks and such
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Post by bogged »

if your unsure, have your system reverse flushed.. cleans all the scale and shit out of the system.. worth the bux
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Post by EnvyGQ »

If it's really hard eg can't squeeze it, it's probably cracked head it will be leaking compression into the water jacket.
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Post by NutterGQ »

EnvyGQ wrote:If it's really hard eg can't squeeze it, it's probably cracked head it will be leaking compression into the water jacket.
Not really, cap would open with that much pressure...plus would let pressure out the other way through the crack and cooling system would have none left.
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