Okay, so we're driving home last night and the temp needle shoots up into the red, get home, it was only about 2 miles and needle was just below red, and I check the fluid level on the radiator and it's dry. So I figure I'll fill it up with water to limp it in to the garage in the morning, and it starts pouring out of a hole on the top left side of the radiator. Had the car towed in to the garage in the morning and they replaced the sensor/plug? and filled her full of fluid and all seems better.

Question: does this kind of stuff happen much or was this sort of a freak of nature, and is there anything else I should be looking out for that could have caused this to happen, and/or do you think we did any major damage to the car. The engine bay didn't seem that overly hot when we got home that night.

thanks,

--k

p.s. and to add to my bad luck, we got a flat the day before...:(

'92 volvo 240gl, 165,000 miles...

Same thing happened to the wife's 85 245. For a temp fix I bought a boat drain plug from the local Canadian Tire for about $3. I then had a rad shop braze in a permanent plug.

The plug I am aware of is in the upper corner on the passenger side, which I would call the upper right side. Is this what you have?

That is a place for a coolant temp sensor to control the auxiliary fan. Since the radiator fits 240, 740 and 940 and only the 240 has no aux fan, you get the plug.

The plug is not screwed in, and with age it can just blow out. You are probably OK. Good idea to get another plug and keep it on board somewhere.

Good Luck,

Bob

:>)

that's the plug... thanks for the advice about picking up another plug, probably is a good idea.

--karl