High temperature on my 2SS TVS2300 weird issue???

[Jose]

So, I was racing on a private area with a couple of friends today, everything was super. All of a sudden, I notice the temperature going higher than usual, I immediately stopped the car and turned it off, after a while, I went back and turned it on, temperature was higher than usual. I checked the water reservoir and it was barely marking, I checked everywhere and could not find a single drop of water or leak!!! I went to Autozone, it was like a minute away, and they performed the pressure test to the water system, they clamped the line going to the reservoir so pressure can be maintained, pressure was 100% OK it did not dropped a pound after a long period of time. After founding absolutely nothing, I went and filled it up again with water, turned it on, it was OK, went home, I was like 40 minutes away. During the whole trip, the temperature was perfect!!! Before getting home I punched it several times and temperature was perfect. My question is, what the hell happened???? Why the high temperature rise without no leaks???? Any ideas???

Thanks for the help!!!

[Supercharged SS]

Originally Posted by Jose

So, I was racing on a private area with a couple of friends today, everything was super. All of a sudden, I notice the temperature going higher than usual, I immediately stopped the car and turned it off, after a while, I went back and turned it on, temperature was higher than usual. I checked the water reservoir and it was barely marking, I checked everywhere and could not find a single drop of water or leak!!! I went to Autozone, it was like a minute away, and they performed the pressure test to the water system, they clamped the line going to the reservoir so pressure can be maintained, pressure was 100% OK it did not dropped a pound after a long period of time. After founding absolutely nothing, I went and filled it up again with water, turned it on, it was OK, went home, I was like 40 minutes away. During the whole trip, the temperature was perfect!!! Before getting home I punched it several times and temperature was perfect. My question is, what the hell happened???? Why the high temperature rise without no leaks???? Any ideas???

Thanks for the help!!!

Maybe there was air trapped in the system and it eventually burped itself out.

[Jose]

But where did the water went?? I put on it around 3 liters

[HeavyChevySS]

Electrical issue with your gauges perhaps

[UNRIVALED SS]

That coolant went somewhere . What supercharger system? I've seen reservoirs (plastic) crack and leak . It could be a lot of things. Drive it and keep an eye on it to see if it holds the coolant.

[simon.w]

Thermostat may have stuck shut, overheating the car and pushing the coolant out of the reservoir overflow. I've had that happen before (not in a camaro though).

Remove your thermostat, place it in a saucepan of water on a stove top, start heating it. If you have a cooking thermometer, stick that in the water and take note of what temp the tstat opens. It should be at temp stamped on it.

Let it cool down and repeat the process a few times to make sure it is opening and closing every time.

[lincoln361]

You might have had a air pocket. Maybe also you should try getting a 160 thermostat as well, maybe that could help, but if you do that, you are going to have to get it re tuned

[litle88]

How long have you had the s/c on?
Since your in PR, did you upgrade your thermostat to a 160? Who tuned it? Did the installer burp your system correctly? like others have said on an air pocket. Are your fan setting adjusted at all? Did you use distilled water? Because if you used tap water that's not good for the cooling system.

[Jose]

Hi, thanks for all the suggestions, so, Yes, the system was drained the first time, the SC has been in the car for almost one year and a half with absolutely no problems at all. The tuner was a GM certified shop. The reservoir have an overflow, but it's only when it's literally overfilled. Fans are adjusted to be on much earlier than normal, to prevent any issue with temperature. I will eventually will get to the answer of this.

Thanks guys!!! This forum is awesome!!!!

[dekan513]

these thing get air locked . it may of had air in it for a while just finally burped itself.