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Originally Posted by SaintJimmy
Thanks for the response.
It's really hard to see the markings or even the coolant level in the reservoir on these HHR's. I decided to try adding coolant and see what happens. I filled the reservoir and topped off the radiator, and since then the temps have been running about 180-185 and stays steady even when idle. The reservoir took quite a bit of coolant, so the level was definitely low, which leaves me now looking for leaks. So far, I haven't found any, which is leaving me a bit perplexed as to how the level got so low. Luckily, I don't see any signs of a blown head gasket.
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keep the res bottle at the full hot mark when hot .check every day . if its still dropping you will have to find that leak.
could be a head gasket. also the water pump can leak and not show much. remember even though you may live where it never gets cold out you must use at a min 50% coolant. I use 65% . not for the freezing but for the corrosion protection. this with distilled water .drinking water is contaminated.