@pbyrne
Whomever is giving you that answer about the coolant either
1. Doesn't know what they're talking about
or
2. Is intentionally feeding you BS.
Over 30 years, half of that on the hard over Buffalo winters I've never had a drop of coolant in the bilge in the spring. So, no it's not a known problem about Universals.
I tend to think the bad info is #1. because (even if it occurred as "they" claim due to contraction,) CLAMPS ALSO CONTRACT over the winter (greater than the rubber hoses) and therefore hoses connections become even tighter, not looser, during the winter.
And, there's NO WAY a "drip" from such a "loose" hose connection due to contraction, not under pressure with cold coolant, would lose 2 cups.
The engine closed cooling system has something going on, somewhere, and it's fixable. Permanently.
Whomever is giving you that answer about the coolant either
1. Doesn't know what they're talking about
or
2. Is intentionally feeding you BS.
Over 30 years, half of that on the hard over Buffalo winters I've never had a drop of coolant in the bilge in the spring. So, no it's not a known problem about Universals.
I tend to think the bad info is #1. because (even if it occurred as "they" claim due to contraction,) CLAMPS ALSO CONTRACT over the winter (greater than the rubber hoses) and therefore hoses connections become even tighter, not looser, during the winter.
And, there's NO WAY a "drip" from such a "loose" hose connection due to contraction, not under pressure with cold coolant, would lose 2 cups.
The engine closed cooling system has something going on, somewhere, and it's fixable. Permanently.