Coolant Frozen

Tsi · 01-05-2005

Alright here's the deal, I believe my coolant is frozen. I can't remember what kind of mix I put in the car, it was during the summer soo I'm sure it was more water than coolant. The reason I think its frozen is because when I start it up the engine revs high and keeps climbing slowly. The block is a built 6 bolt and I don't want to ruin anything soo I shut the car off after a few seconds. Could anybody help me on what I should do, just let it run until it finaly unthaws? Any help would be appreciated.

**Kracka** · 01-05-2005

Your symtoms don't seem to have anything to do with frozen coolant. You can check very simply if your coolant is frozen by first looking in the overflow bottle, then squeezing the lower radiator hose. Is your MAS hacked? Hows your BISS?

Tsi · 01-05-2005

the lower radiator hose is not frozen solid, but a hard slush. Why would my car rev like this then, it has never done this before? Its just that these past couple days its been -20. So I thought that it did this because the coolant is frozen?? I have a 2g mass on a 1g and my biss is fine

**Goat Blower** · 01-05-2005

If your coolant is frozen and it damaged something, you'll know after a few minutes of letting it run when there is a big puddle under the car. It doesn't hurt to let it run as long as you look for leaks and keep an eye on the temp gauge.

**Kracka** · 01-05-2005

It could deffinately be the 2G MAS screwing things up...how do you have it tuned?

Tsi · 01-05-2005

Ok this is a first for me, I just started it and let it run and it sat inbetween 1500-1800 going jumping up and down and finally it got to normal temp and it went to normal idle, but the car doesn't blow hot air and the car slowly overheats

**JET** · 01-05-2005

It definately may be frozen coolant then or a stuck thermostat. Warm the car up until the temps get a little higher than normal, then let it sit to cool down some. Once it gets cooled down some, then start it up again and heat it back up. Continue doing this for a while and everything will eventually thaw out. Get it thawed out ASAP, it can do some serious damage to your engine/cooling system if it freezes very hard.

Raptor · 01-05-2005

What JET mentioned will work fine. If you had access to a garage with some heat, that would be better, but I am sure if you did, you would have mentioned it.

john · 01-05-2005

I am freezing water in my car now

. It doesn't overheat ever though. That is probly because I drive it shortly after startup though.

**JET** · 01-05-2005

If it is frozen solid enough you won't be flowing any water to the temp sensor. Essentially you are overheating your car, but you wouldn't be able to tell.

Tsi · 01-05-2005

Well I did what u said Jet, and finally it went back to normal temps and the radiator finally feels hot, I kept checking the radiator while running and it was cold as ice...now its hot and car isn't overheating or anything, but the heat still doesn't work. I just got back from the coldest drive ever...no heat and -20 outside, great stuff. Car runs fine and everything, its just that there is no heat anymore

**JET** · 01-05-2005

Your coolant lines are still frozen up by the heater core. That may take a while to thaw out. Now while the car is still warm, get some straight anti-freeze in it! You don't want it to freeze hard, it will ruin your day!

**Kracka** · 01-05-2005

Like JET said start pouring straight anti-freeze in at the thermostat housing an in the overflow tank.

Tsi · 01-05-2005

well put antifreeze in the radiator, soo it should be good to go. Now I guess I just have to wait for the lines to the heater core to unthaw, which is gonna be a pain, because its not to warm out right now. Well I must say I learned my lesson, always put antifreeze in the car no matter what time of the year, totally forgot I had put just water in it during the summer. Thanks for all your help guys

**Kracka** · 01-06-2005

You should go pick up a tester for like $3 just to make sure you get a nice 50/50 mix in there. Its always a good idea to have at least a little antifreeze in the system no matter what time of year it is since it helps lubricate the waterpump.

TGPilot · 01-06-2005

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Originally Posted by Tsi

well put antifreeze in the radiator, soo it should be good to go. Now I guess I just have to wait for the lines to the heater core to unthaw, which is gonna be a pain, because its not to warm out right now. Well I must say I learned my lesson, always put antifreeze in the car no matter what time of the year, totally forgot I had put just water in it during the summer. Thanks for all your help guys

Tsi...now that things are flowing through the motor...do you have any major puddles under the car? If you had straight water in it with -20 temps I would think the block is cracked or freezeout plug is pushed.

Tsi · 01-06-2005

No everything checked out alright...that was the first thing I looked for. I got lucky that it hadn't been sitting there for more than a day. I got it inside a warm garage, coolant is fixed and heater works.

Lucky me