dear bernie is the tank suffering from a failure of some sort.. hose failure? connection failure? did it simply get too hot and back up into the tank and relieve it self ...? did any of the gages look out-of-whack as you drove? did any warning lights or signals go off can you go for a drive and repeat the trouble or can you idle at home and have the trouble repeat so as not to be left on the road broken how much fluid did you lose and is it still leaking out now that you are stopped it is very hot outside with temps in the 30's in the shade ... so many questions ...? yours On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Bernie <berniej@gmail.com> wrote: > I just got back from a little trip and noticed that I have a slow coolant > leakthat is coming from the coolant tank. > When I got under the bus there was a little steam coming from engine as > well. > It's an 85 and the head gasket has never been done. > How serious does this sound boys? > Thanks, > > Bernie > Vancouver >
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