I’ll try to be quick but thorough. A few weeks ago I hit a raccoon with my car one morning while driving to work. I didn’t know at the time that the impact broke the mount on the top passenger side radiator from the frame and bent the radiator back about 4-5 inches up from the bottom. Two days later the radiator must have shifted back causing the lower coolant hose to going to the water pump to contact the water pump pulley which cut a hole in the hose. The engine overheated very quickly because of lack of coolant. After towing it home I replaced the hose and thermostat and quite a bit of coolant. When test driving it would hold temperature at first but then rapidly start overheating again boiling out the coolant and water in the process. It runs fine, no misfiring or backfiring. No coolant in the oil or oil in the coolant. No noticeable coolant leaks anywhere. Once warmed up the system builds and holds pressure and maintain normal running temperature while idling for 30-45 minutes. 10 minutes into driving it overheats again. Tried a few known methods to correct the issue with no success. Thoughts?
Sep 11, 2020 at 7:09 PM
