Coolant Problem

[95strokerPSU]

My low coolant light has been coming on a lot lately and the past couple times I checked the overflow tank was a little low so I put more in. I also noticed coolant on top of the timing housing so I replaced the T stat housing gasket.

Today the light came on again so when I got back from work with the car still running I opened the overflow tank and it was full. There was more coolant on top of the timing housing, but there was also some on the fan and overflow bottle. I'm thinking maybe coolant is shooting out of the overflow bottle. Could that be possible, and if so what would cause it and how could I fix it?

Thanks
Dave

 

[urban96]

our low coolant lights love to come on.

if you completely remove the cap to the overflow tank and pull out that long tube in there theres like a pronged sensor thats at the end, clean that up and it should stop the low coolant light from comin on when theres still plenty of coolant

 

[mo_dingo]

our low coolant lights love to come on.

if you completely remove the cap to the overflow tank and pull out that long tube in there theres like a pronged sensor thats at the end, clean that up and it should stop the low coolant light from comin on when theres still plenty of coolant

 

[95COBRA241]

If the sensor is the same for 94-95 as for foxes then the plunger acts like a float when coolant is low the float/plunger falls to bottom creating a circuit (low coolant light comes on). sometimes the the float gets gunked up escpecially if you use products like water wetter. this will cause float to be heavy or stick creating a false circuit (signal)