Listees, I just came home from cooking the first dinner down at lake Calhoun in the van... and i discovered a coolant leak up front. The leak seems to be coming from just above where the hoses enter the radiator. The hoses seem fine... not brittle at all, very pliable. The drip...drip...drip is coming more from the bottom of the passenger side radiator mount than anywhere else. Also, the incoming hot coolant hose is quite hot, but the return hose is still ice cold. I'm thinking it's time for a new radiator. Please p-mail with opinions... i'm on digest at the moment and i'm a bit freaked by this sudden discovery. Many thanks, -jspeer '89 Westy, "Mystery Machine" |
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