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Old 11-18-2006, 11:10 PM
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so i get home after a brisk drive and i was walking into the house and glance behind my car to see none other than a trail of liquid behind my car, i checked it and it was coolant, i cant even remember how many coolant leaks i have fixed on this thing :(

gonna have to check it out tommorow when its light...
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It'* light out. Find the leak yet?
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hell im not even dressed yet, sunday lazy sunday, i'll get to it tho,
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well i checked out all the stuff i can from up top and didnt see anything, anyone know of any common leak point son our cars that i might shoudl take a closer look at?
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well i checked out all the stuff i can from up top and didnt see anything, anyone know of any common leak point son our cars that i might shoudl take a closer look at?
check the lower intake coolant elbow its plastic and prone to failure
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Are you still in your pajamas?

Well since you said that it'* dripping on your driveway, I'd say check the upper and lower radiator hoses first, and then check your heater hoses. It sounds like to big of a leak to be comming from the UIM and LIM.

EDIT: Do these water pumps have a bladder pee hole like on older cars? (motorhead)
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They have a weep hole, if that is what you are refering to?
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They have a weep hole, if that is what you are refering to?
Well please excuse my terminology.

When the bladder ruptures, is there going to be coolant pouring out of there?
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if its got a pee hole then id imagien thats all that happened on acocunt fo the fact that i drove it again and didnt leak anything
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If it'* leeking out of the weep/pee hole, then you would be losing coolant in a hurry and it would be running down over the crank pulley.


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