Lude garaged for 3.5years. Cant see any fluid in the rad.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:35 pm

So I got the lude out of its hibernation this morning. Looked it over and all seems ok but the rad looks and feels pretty empty. Now I am imagining that some of the water has evaporated out of the system while its been sat for so long but is this a fair surmisation?

I am going back tomorrow to give it a clean and put some fluid in there and hope it only needs half a liter but whats the worst case senario that anyone can imagine?

Cheers.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:38 pm

And its red coolant in the lude isn't it?

Post by **vanzep** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 12:44 pm

worst case is it eaten your head gasket and gone into the block

dont think this will have happened but coolant does turn acidic if left for a long time - maybe its evaporated or had a small leak from the rad which has emptied over time.
I guess you will be checking for leaks when you refill it.
Ludes all use green coolant from the factory but red is the common way to go now which is fine as long as the system is flushed first.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:18 pm

Cheers. It ran fine and dandy from the garage to the drive. I just opened it up to see what was what afterwards and saw no fluids. we shall see.

lxstuart · Post by **lxstuart** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:14 pm

ATTS drank it.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:28 pm

Can't evaporate as it's a sealed system. Hopefully just a minor and easily fixable leak.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 3:53 pm

I need to check mines too.

When is yours coming back on the road

bb1-h22a7-jay · Post by **bb1-h22a7-jay** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:16 pm

after new engine went in i replaced rad and pipes, fresh coolant

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Post by **Drax** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:45 pm

I've always used blue coolant

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Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Sat Apr 09, 2016 5:28 pm

It was probably just low in the first place.
Fill it with some coolant and start out and see. You will know if there is a leak quickly.

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Lude garaged for 3.5years. Cant see any fluid in the rad.

Lude garaged for 3.5years. Cant see any fluid in the rad.

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