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Date:         Tue, 28 Apr 2015 17:15:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched
Comments: To: John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <55401DA8.5070600@gmail.com>
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Thanks for the sniffer test tip John.

Did you find that the fill tank was empty?

In my case, the fill tank was empty, expansion tank 1/3 down.

I don't smell any coolant being burned though. I'll drop the clam shell and go through all hose connections again.

Neil.

On 4/28/15, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just went thru this. Head gasket leak. Exhaust gases pressurize the > coolant, forcing it out of the reservoir into the over flow. the only > way to really confirm is to do a sniffer test on the coolant. Exhaust > gases will show in the coolant. >

-- Neil n

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