RE: leaking coolant, but from where?

["Lauri Pettai" <lauri.pettai@netexpress.ee>]

Maybe, I really do not know about the US style units.
We are here using ATM and nobody really knows how
big bar or PSI is, I just remember the number from
the dial and I remembered it had PSI written in there,
but there were at least 4 other units also. So I guess
I messed them up.

Lauri
'84 2.0 16v


> Lauri, please tell me you meant BAR, not PSI.  If you're driving around
> happily with 14-15 PSI, you must live in a country that is all
> down-hill... :)
> 
> (1 BAR = 14.5 PSI)
> 
> Drew
> 
> On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Lauri Pettai wrote:
> 
> > Do not forget to Hold the gas pedal on the floor while
> > doing compression check.
> > 
> > I got 7-8-8-9 PSI as a compression and was suggested to
> > rebuild engine ASAP.
> > Then did another check with gas pedal on the floor and
> > I got 14-15-15-14 PSI and I'm still driving happily. :)
> > 
> > Lauri
> > '84 2.0 16v
> > 
> > > >From your head gasket. Do a compression check.
> > > ok so i got out of my car today and noticed a puddle of coolant under it.
> > > It was leaking somewhere from the back of the engine compartment, and
> > > coolant had actually gotten onto the coil.  Car is an '88 16v.  I've checked
> > > all the heater hoses and they all seam fine. Where else could coolant have
> > > leaked from back there and actually have gotten on the coil?  Could it be
> > > the heater control valve?  I can't find the source of the leak anywhere
> > 
> > 
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> Drew MacPherson, Network Analyst, University of Guelph
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