With a car like yours, consider it a blessing.
A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory
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No shit. I went out to take the grandkids to school this morning and there was a small puddle of coolant underneath it. I couldn't tell for sure where it was coming from and I didn't have a lot of time to look right then so I added coolant and left, figuring I'd find it easier when the engine was warm and the cooling system was under pressure. When I got back, the coolant level was right where it was when I left and the leak had stopped. Go figure.
Last edited by NQ6U; 03-27-2015 at 03:55 PM.
Maybe when it cools it will show up. Heat can do some mysterious things. I had an '82 Bronco that always smelled of antifreeze when the motor was shut off. I looked for that for years and never found a leak. I figured maybe it was just a fluke (no, that's a meter) or some tiny leak in the heater core. I finally fixed it by selling the damn thing.
A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory
RIP ALBI-W3MIV RIP RUSS-W5RB RIP BOB-VK3ZL
It's been sitting for about five hours now and still no leak. I guess I'll find out for sure when I go to work tomorrow morning at Oh-Dark-Thirty.
It's easier than you think, pressurize the system with air when the engine is cold, a garage has or should have the equipment. Heat causes metal to expand, reducing clearances and sealing the leak. If all else fails a cup of dry oatmeal in the radiator when cold is an old trick, when it "cooks" the mush plugs leaks.
"The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
73 de Warren KB2VXA
Station powered by atomic energy, operator powered by natural gas.
I love it when they fix themselves. Unfortunately, in most instances it's only temporary.
For coolant leaks I use one of these.
http://www.amazon.com/Stant-12270-Co...ressure+tester
Under 30 lbs of pressure, leaks usually show themselves.
^^^yeah this^^^
"The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
73 de Warren KB2VXA
Station powered by atomic energy, operator powered by natural gas.
I am lucky. It is always a hose.
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Take off ay! To The Great White North, land of tuques and hosers.
"The universe is under no obligation to make sense to you."
Neil deGrasse Tyson
73 de Warren KB2VXA
Station powered by atomic energy, operator powered by natural gas.