Guest Anonymous Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 gonna have to just keep topping off but, I think this is not good. no visable leaks but, I haven't checked all over. this is my daily driver. I can not afford this happening right now. I guess I'm doing a compression check this weekend. gotta remember to buy beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 good luck with it, may just be some high temp small leak somewhere... keep my fingers crossed for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 Look very carefully at the underside of the water pump for coolant stains below the weep hole. Leaks can go on there for a long time before you notice them. If there is white exhaust smoke after starts on cold mornings, think head gasket leak or head crack; ditto if you take off the radiator cap and see bubbles in the coolant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 17, 2003 Share Posted July 17, 2003 motor was rebuilt 6000 miles ago and, I think I put on a new water pump but these might go bad. the new movie trailer 'when water pumps go bad' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted July 18, 2003 Share Posted July 18, 2003 heater box. Since they pass through the firewall, the leak can be distributed in very small amounts in very weird places. I just had to replace the hose on the pax side ( there are 2). On a cold car, squeeze those hoses and listen for any sounds of drippage/look/smell for coolant. Also, check along the front valance inner edge: if your lower hose is leaking, sometimes the coolant will pool in that for a while. If you can do a pressure test, you would be able to poke around on a cold/quiet engine without distraction or danger. Good luck- I know how bad it is to have a mystery problem on a daily driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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