water stuck in the reservoir, help needed Options

[chacha]

just like the title...all the engine coolant and water is stuck in the reservoir....it is not cycling...i have replace the thermostat but it didn't help, could it be something else...any ideas? ....it's not cycling as it should

This post has been edited by chacha: Feb 7, 2010 - 1:09 PM

[Spider77]

From what Im reading, the coolant is flowing into the overflow, which is fine under normal circumstances (pretty much what its designed for), temp raises, PSI increases, rad cap valves opens allowing excess coolant to travel to the overflow tank. When the radiator cools, the coolant is supposed to be "sucked" back in by the vac created in the rad system. From what it sounds like, the coolant is making its way to the overflow but not back into the radiator. Which is why I suggested the cap.
But I agree with the overheating thing. If its not doing that then you should be fine, and as long as you level in the radiator goes back to normal after it cools down.

This post has been edited by Spider77: Feb 8, 2010 - 6:36 PM