could cracked resorvor cause car to run hot

Asked by Bobcat_2026 Mar 16, 2017 at 01:41 AM about the 2006 Lincoln LS

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

start car up its cool when sitting drive car starts to overheat and water bubbles
and runs out of coolant

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KenF answered 7 years ago

It can if it's sucking air instead of coolant from the degas bottle (aka your reservoir) the cooling system is meant to be a closed system.

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enginecreator answered 7 years ago

Yes and you do not want to run your Lincoln engine hot or it can blow head gaskets fast, so get a new or good used one.

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Kelly answered 7 years ago

might be the heads leaking...have a sniffer /smog put up to the water and see if its free of emissions..

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