Ok I pretty much know what is wrong and how to fix it, so this is more about what tester to buy.
Recently...
1. Oem coolant temp is rock solid.
2. Aftermarket coolant temp goes up quite a bit (250) when I get on it, steadying out at cruise and idle to about 190.
3. After I come in for a landing and shut her off, I hear gurgling and the overflow tank pushed the limit.
Prior to this most recent run...overflow tank was down some coolant and I filled her.
Everthing may be "ok"..except for the gurgling sound.
I did the HCM and think I see I may see some white dried coolant dust around an AN fitting.
The coolant sensor is mounted after the thermostat on the hose going in to the motor/oil cooler.
Rebuilt cooler...new stewart WP...new hoses...new radiator....new fan motor....system was properly burped once....but that may be a contributing factor now....and I will burp it again, let it cool and then pressurize it to hunt down static leaks.
I have seen and caused this problem before..but more pronounced on wife's G35 when I replaced all her coolant hoses and didn't clamp one down tight enough, so I have done this to myself before..dooohh.
Hate the idea of pulling the intake again..I should have presurized it when I first installed the HCM.
I want to pressurize the coolant system and hunt for a leak. Will an Amazon kit do the job?
Recently...
1. Oem coolant temp is rock solid.
2. Aftermarket coolant temp goes up quite a bit (250) when I get on it, steadying out at cruise and idle to about 190.
3. After I come in for a landing and shut her off, I hear gurgling and the overflow tank pushed the limit.
Prior to this most recent run...overflow tank was down some coolant and I filled her.
Everthing may be "ok"..except for the gurgling sound.
I did the HCM and think I see I may see some white dried coolant dust around an AN fitting.
The coolant sensor is mounted after the thermostat on the hose going in to the motor/oil cooler.
Rebuilt cooler...new stewart WP...new hoses...new radiator....new fan motor....system was properly burped once....but that may be a contributing factor now....and I will burp it again, let it cool and then pressurize it to hunt down static leaks.
I have seen and caused this problem before..but more pronounced on wife's G35 when I replaced all her coolant hoses and didn't clamp one down tight enough, so I have done this to myself before..dooohh.
Hate the idea of pulling the intake again..I should have presurized it when I first installed the HCM.
I want to pressurize the coolant system and hunt for a leak. Will an Amazon kit do the job?
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