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87 13b coolant leak

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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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87 13b coolant leak

Hey guys I'm new to the rx7 cars and know nothing about these things but I just got an 87 turbo car that has a bad coolant leak. Looks like its the intake manifold gasket or something just above the exhaust manifold toward the back side of the engine. I can't see exactly where it's coming from but it's bad enough that when I pour coolant into the car it pours out just as quick as I pour it in. Any ideas?
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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 08:38 PM
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Sounds like your car may have been overheated or has lost its coolant seals as you make it sound like its leaking from the engine block itself.
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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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What coolant seals? I dont know anything about these engines so I'm completely clueless. Looks like an intake manifold gasket or freeze plug to me but I can't see it at all. The guy I got the car from said it was a rubber hose behind the intake but I can't see any hoses there.
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Old Aug 22, 2010 | 10:11 PM
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if its a hose behind the intake manifold its might be the one going from the bac to the rear of the engine.
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