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Old 04-20-2021, 11:08 AM   #11
Keith Seymore
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Re: Overheating -

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Originally Posted by hatzie View Post

Keith,
Do you have a tiny leak in an engine-oil/transmission cooler or cooler hose or the AC condenser that's misting a tiny amount of oil into the cooling stack so the radiator is collecting that fluffy crud?
I've made an oily mess on a couple occasions (my own fault) but I think that is behind me now.

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I assume the charge air cooler is the leading edge of the cooling stack, then the oil coolers, AC condenser, and finally the radiator.
It goes AC condenser, CAD, then radiator.

One other point: this issue may have been brewing for a couple years. I was remembering that I would lose AC cooling while stopped for red lights and such, and then it occurred to me that I didn't do any trailering last year due to the pandemic.

I was able to clean all the fuzz off the face of the radiator by laying it back (without completely removing it) and spraying the leading side with brake clean and the garden hose.

I'm optimistic that this is going to take care of both my problems (although....it's 32 degrees out there right now).

K
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