[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Coolant leak
So my son asks: "What would the glow plugs look like?" The POS seems to
have an appetite for coolant. Come to think of it, every car he owns seems
to have.
Cathy
On 7:29 am 02/13/07 "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote:
> You might also take a look at the spark plugs.
> If coolant is getting into a cylinder then the spark plug will have a
> greenish tint. Course that's only if you have anti-freeze in the
> coolant. Dan
>
> From: "Gordy Stedman" <ydrogs@gmail.com>
> To: <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:11 PM
> Subject: Coolant leak
>
>
> > My 79 has a bad coolant leak. After 20-30 minutes of driving I
> > end up with about 1/2 of my radiator coolant missing. I filled it
> > back up and burped it this weekend and idled the car for 10
> > minutes through 2 radiator fan cycles and the coolant level was
> > down appoximately an inch. I park it inside and have never seen
> > any puddles under the car and when driving there is no steam or
> > over flow from the radiator. Also no puddles or even wet carpet
> inside of car so I assume the heater core is not leaking. Just put a
> > brand new radiator in with a new cap and the system does not have
> > an overflow bottle. 3A engine with JH head. I thought it might be
> > a blown head gasket but got 160-180psi across cylinders. I did
> > notice the exhaust having a white tint to it so I think the engine
> > might be burning the water but with such good cylinder pressure I
> > do not think there would be a way for water to get into the
> > cylinders. I did find some milky white oil/water mix on the
> inside top of the valve cover but no water in the oil when drained
> > which also made me think the head gasket was blown. The engine
> > starts up just fine and idles good and revs ok but have noticed a
> > small decrease in the butt dyno. I am not trying to track down a
> > small or gradual leak but a constant massive loss of coolant. Any
> > thoughts before I go insane? TIA.
> > --
> > Gordy
> > MK1 x 4
> > _______________________________________________
> > Scirocco-l mailing list
> > Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l
> >
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Scirocco-l mailing list
> Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l