DR1665
Well-known member
I spent every weekend for a month draining coolant and replacing this or that cooling system component. I've finally got all the hoses, gaskets, thermostat, radiator cap, and water pump replaced. 464/1000 is running like a champ. Temp gauge points to about 11 o'clock 90% of the time.
Still, every morning when I pull into work, I see this behind the car.
It's coming from somewhere near the firewall.
Freaks me the f*** out. I pop the hood, I find no coolant leaks, the levels look fine, and the only moisture I can find anywhere is some condensation on the AC hardline going through the firewall. It's "monsoon season" here in Phoenix, so we've gone from 105*F w/ 3% humidity to 115*F w/ 40%+ humidity. I suspect it's also more humid in the morning, too.
Temps during my drive to work in the morning are usually about 98-100*F.
Temps during my drive home in the evening are usually around 105-110*F.
On the drive home, I see my temp gauge climb a bit. It will go from 11 o'clock to 1-1:30. I do not smell coolant, the AC still blows ice cold, and there are no bubbling sounds coming from the engine bay or leaks like pictured above when I pull into my driveway at home after the longer, hotter, nastier evening commute.
I'm a bit paranoid and looking for words of assurance, here. When the AC's running on humid days, does the condensate tend to collect anywhere in the engine bay, likely to spill out en masse like pictured above during corners? Does it accumulate in a casting recess on the back of the transmission or something? Maybe a depression in the k-member?
I may have been a GVR4 owner for about 5 years now, but I've got less than a year having an air conditioned one. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hsugh.gif
Appreciate any and all feedback. Cheers.
Still, every morning when I pull into work, I see this behind the car.
It's coming from somewhere near the firewall.
Freaks me the f*** out. I pop the hood, I find no coolant leaks, the levels look fine, and the only moisture I can find anywhere is some condensation on the AC hardline going through the firewall. It's "monsoon season" here in Phoenix, so we've gone from 105*F w/ 3% humidity to 115*F w/ 40%+ humidity. I suspect it's also more humid in the morning, too.
Temps during my drive to work in the morning are usually about 98-100*F.
Temps during my drive home in the evening are usually around 105-110*F.
On the drive home, I see my temp gauge climb a bit. It will go from 11 o'clock to 1-1:30. I do not smell coolant, the AC still blows ice cold, and there are no bubbling sounds coming from the engine bay or leaks like pictured above when I pull into my driveway at home after the longer, hotter, nastier evening commute.
I'm a bit paranoid and looking for words of assurance, here. When the AC's running on humid days, does the condensate tend to collect anywhere in the engine bay, likely to spill out en masse like pictured above during corners? Does it accumulate in a casting recess on the back of the transmission or something? Maybe a depression in the k-member?
I may have been a GVR4 owner for about 5 years now, but I've got less than a year having an air conditioned one. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hsugh.gif
Appreciate any and all feedback. Cheers.
