What would cause coolant to leak out the overflow tank

Tiny
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Changed head gasket an now it dumps all the coolant in the overflow tank
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 AT 7:38 PM

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Tiny
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Did you change the thermostat and cap? Get a leak down test to verify your repair.

Roy
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 AT 8:22 PM
Tiny
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No they were not changed
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 AT 8:27 PM
Tiny
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Thats a starting point. Change them and see what happens.

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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 AT 8:30 PM

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