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    Quote Originally Posted by K7SGJ View Post
    It seems odd (as opposed to even) that I can remember that shit, and I can't remember where the fuck I put my cars keys just 5 minutes ago.
    That's okay. I can't remember where the fuck I put my car.

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    With a car like yours, consider it a blessing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by K7SGJ View Post
    With a car like yours, consider it a blessing.
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    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.
    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.
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    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.

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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    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.
    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.

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    ^^^yeah this^^^
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    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.

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