Water loss at high speed

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Water loss at high speed

I'm losing water from my expansion tank at high speeds, although around town I'm losing some, but not all?

There is nothing obvious - can you help?

Asked on 25 August 2012 by blackie007

Answered by Honest John

Airlock in the system. Need to purge it.

Tags: cooling system technical issues

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