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Thank you all Here are a few more clues.. 200

posted by  someone claiming to be the frog king on  Tue Apr 2 02:27 CST 2002 [RELATED]

First off, thanks for the responses. Let me add a few more clues. The radiator is original. Overflow res. cap is also original, as is the fan clutch. The coolant has been flushed on a bi-yearly basis since 1996. Therefore, I assume it is not clogged (is it possible for a rad. to go bad externally?). It doesnt leak, either. I replaced the belts about 4 months ago, so maybe one is too loose. I will check. I have an electric fan in front of the rad. (which was replaced about 1.5 yrs ago)and the large fan on the water pump. Is there a way I can check if the fan clutch is bad? Like spinning it by hand or putting my hand behind it and rev the engine to feel increased air blowing? By the way, I spend most of my time on BMW and Rover boards because my Volvo is so damned reliable!

Thanks again to you all. It's boards like this that make car maintenance fun (and save me a few $$ too!)






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