Minor Coolant Leak..drip..drip
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Unless RLD has learned how to **** green underneath my rad....then ya
Crazy cars....just goin thru the books here...I can't afford this damn work...oh well, I'll see what happens....stupid bills
Crazy cars....just goin thru the books here...I can't afford this damn work...oh well, I'll see what happens....stupid bills
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Jr
I hope you are right about your first overflow point. There was a small pool in the frame. Probably overflow becuase the dripping has not been consistant. I intend to keep an eye on it. Thanks for the eye-opener
Fingers crossed again...heheh
I hope you are right about your first overflow point. There was a small pool in the frame. Probably overflow becuase the dripping has not been consistant. I intend to keep an eye on it. Thanks for the eye-opener
Fingers crossed again...heheh
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Been checkin everything...no leaks...must have been overflow.
Whew... :o I'm glad that was it. I'll keep checkin tho, the weather is slowly improving, so almost time to get right under and have a real look
Whew... :o I'm glad that was it. I'll keep checkin tho, the weather is slowly improving, so almost time to get right under and have a real look
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I have had such terrribl luck with my coolant systems. The frost plug blowout, the fried thermostat, the dead coolant temp gage, the last thing I needed was a hole in my radiator.
I need a hole in the rad like a need a hole in the head
So far the leaking (or dripping)has ceased.
I'll keep you all up to speed
I need a hole in the rad like a need a hole in the head
So far the leaking (or dripping)has ceased.I'll keep you all up to speed
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Well, I drove the car pretty heavily last night, hard accels and hard stops etc. Well, this morning I found a few drops of coolant on the driveway. Hmmm, could it be from hard driving?? I wouldn't think so..
Anyway, I looked underneath and the bottom of my rad is pretty corroded. I'd say time for a new one. Any ideas on how much that will run me for my car?
Anyway, I looked underneath and the bottom of my rad is pretty corroded. I'd say time for a new one. Any ideas on how much that will run me for my car?
I dont know how much they go for but I would suggest checking the junkyards before buying it retail. You would save alot money doing it that way Id say at least $75 easy.
Good Luck on that one.
Good Luck on that one.


