Coolant leak
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Coolant leak
Well, I was going to post a thread about my 99 taillight conversion I just finished, but something more sinister has come up.
I bled my brakes this morning to get the rest of the air out after my ss line install, and after doing a quick jaunt around the block to make sure everything was good, i noticed some dripping under the car after I got back into the garage. Got underneath and sure enough, it's coolant.
So I got the car up and the belly pan off and everything is wet. I just checked my coolant friday and it was topped off fine. Anyway, here's a shot of what I believe to be the cuprit:
In this shot, the hose to the right with the white lettering on it.
Close up. I loosened the hose clamp slightly and a drop of coolant immediately popped out. The hose is pushed up very far on the connection, so I'm hoping that it's just the hose and not the hard pipe.
I'm guessing the best thing to do is try to get another hose clamp on and cinch it down good?
I bled my brakes this morning to get the rest of the air out after my ss line install, and after doing a quick jaunt around the block to make sure everything was good, i noticed some dripping under the car after I got back into the garage. Got underneath and sure enough, it's coolant.
So I got the car up and the belly pan off and everything is wet. I just checked my coolant friday and it was topped off fine. Anyway, here's a shot of what I believe to be the cuprit:
In this shot, the hose to the right with the white lettering on it.
Close up. I loosened the hose clamp slightly and a drop of coolant immediately popped out. The hose is pushed up very far on the connection, so I'm hoping that it's just the hose and not the hard pipe.
I'm guessing the best thing to do is try to get another hose clamp on and cinch it down good?
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you'll also notice more coolant on some hoses above this one, but I can't find any other point where it looks like there's a leak, so I'm thinking that it's misting out and spraying other areas, but maybe someone else may have some insight?
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Well I added a hose clamp to that hose, a threaded screw type. I moved the original up a bit and put the new one on behind it, ran the car till it got up to running temp and sat underneath and watched, no coolant leaking yet. Batteries died in my digital camera, so no more pics.
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Well, no one had replied, but I'm gonna post again anyway
I took the car out for a quick drive, more coolant when I got back. I left it up on the stands and went out for a bit to take a break and came back at it after about an hour.
I got underneath and repositioned all the hose clamps that I could see dealing with the cooling system, made sure they were all good and tight, then wiped everything down with a rag to dry it off so I could see fresh coolant if it leaked again, and went for another quick test drive.
I'm happy to report that everything is still dry after the 2nd, longer test run. Guess this goes to show that you need to listen to people when they say to check your coolant hoses often!
Now maybe I'll post those 99 tail light pics...
I took the car out for a quick drive, more coolant when I got back. I left it up on the stands and went out for a bit to take a break and came back at it after about an hour.
I got underneath and repositioned all the hose clamps that I could see dealing with the cooling system, made sure they were all good and tight, then wiped everything down with a rag to dry it off so I could see fresh coolant if it leaked again, and went for another quick test drive.
I'm happy to report that everything is still dry after the 2nd, longer test run. Guess this goes to show that you need to listen to people when they say to check your coolant hoses often!
Now maybe I'll post those 99 tail light pics...
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Originally posted by WVRx7
you should be overcome with a brisk feeling of accomplishment.
Have a Guinness and Relax.
you should be overcome with a brisk feeling of accomplishment.
Have a Guinness and Relax.
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I'd say it would be a lot more intelligent to buy the hoses in that area for $20-$30, change them, and not have to worry about it for a while.
They're done, injured, busted, broke, finished...change em.
They're done, injured, busted, broke, finished...change em.
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I'm digging this back up because I want to replace my coolant hoses starting with the ones in this pic, but I'm not sure which hose the one with the writing on it is. I'm looking at the coolant flow diagram and I don't see anything like this hose on it. Here are some more pictures for reference:
In this pic, the hose attached to the hard pipe.
In this pic, the hose attached to the hard pipe.
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Originally posted by spurvo
That's either the power steering line or secong oil cooler line, if you have an R-1. NOT a coolant hose.... unless I'm on crack
That's either the power steering line or secong oil cooler line, if you have an R-1. NOT a coolant hose.... unless I'm on crack
Could it be part of the heating system hoses?
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Originally posted by busy13b
double check your p/s fluid resevoir to be safe!!
double check your p/s fluid resevoir to be safe!!
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Originally posted by spurvo
See, and here I was, checking into a clinic for crack addiction...
See, and here I was, checking into a clinic for crack addiction...
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