GitEmSteveDave
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So it's cold in my area lately, so I have actually been using my heat. I have also noticed my coolant level dropping.
I was driving to get an oil change today, and as I left a gas station, I turned my heat on. About 1/2 mile down the road at a stop light, I noticed steam pouring out from my drivers side. I pulled over and by the time I got under the hood, I couldn't see much of a source except for some dripping on a line under the coolant tank close to the firewall.
When I got home I took a closer look and noticed that there are indents on the end of the hose, but the clamp is about 2"+ down the hose from the marks. Also, I have what looks like dried coolant marks on top of the back ignition coil. Is it possible when I had my radiator, water pump and T-stat replaced that the mechanic took off the tank and didn't put the clamp back in the right spot? Could this also be where I have been losing fluid from, as I think this leads to the heater core?
I was driving to get an oil change today, and as I left a gas station, I turned my heat on. About 1/2 mile down the road at a stop light, I noticed steam pouring out from my drivers side. I pulled over and by the time I got under the hood, I couldn't see much of a source except for some dripping on a line under the coolant tank close to the firewall.
When I got home I took a closer look and noticed that there are indents on the end of the hose, but the clamp is about 2"+ down the hose from the marks. Also, I have what looks like dried coolant marks on top of the back ignition coil. Is it possible when I had my radiator, water pump and T-stat replaced that the mechanic took off the tank and didn't put the clamp back in the right spot? Could this also be where I have been losing fluid from, as I think this leads to the heater core?
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