[DML] Re: Help! My car is bleeding green!
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[DML] Re: Help! My car is bleeding green!



Gus,
 
Get or borrow a coolant pressure tester.  Hook it up and put 15 psi on the system.  You will probably start seeing coolant coming out before you get up to 15 psi.  This will tell you where the leak is. After you fix where the leak, pressure test the system again.  It should hold 15 psi for 15 min.
 
 
Hope this helps,
 
 
Duke
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Gus Schlachter <gus@xxxx>
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, August 21, 1999 12:03 PM
Subject: [DML] Help! My car is bleeding green!

After driving yesterday in the 100+ degree Texas heat, I noticed a slight antifreeze-like smell in the garage.  Sure enough, today I found a few ounces of the green stuff on the garage floor.  It wasn't leaking at the time, but when I removed the radiator cap (resevoir cap?) the fluid started flowing freely.  I can't see exactly where from, but it's on the ignition-timing marks and is dripping from just above.  Since all the hoses are six months old, I'm inclined to believe that my water pump has failed.
 
So my question to you, dear reader, is: do you agree with my diagnosis?  And if so, do you think I should attempt to tackle this problem myself?  And how many beers will it require?
 
 
Gus Schlachter
Austin, TX
VIN #4695
 

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