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Tracking down a coolant leak in an '03
Post Mortem: It turns out the scummy brown foam in the puke tank was from corrosion inside the block. Apparently it was really bad, the mech told me. Kicking myself now for not having the system flushed years ago, esp because I had it done this summer on my Lincoln. Live and learn. I stll don't...- Kingfish
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Tracking down a coolant leak in an '03
I took the car to my favorite wrench, who pressure tested the system. Sure enough, the rad started pissing out coolant right where CzarKJ said it would. So they replaced the rad and overflow tank, and flushed the system to get the yuck out. I was still worried about the head gasket(s) but the...- Kingfish
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Tracking down a coolant leak in an '03
Thanks. The oil was down a quart, which is unusual for this car so there might be something ugly hiding. The 3.7 has alum heads and an iron block? How is pressure testing done to check head gasket integrity?- Kingfish
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Tracking down a coolant leak in an '03
Howdy all, New to the forum and could use help in tracking down a coolant leak on my wife's '03 Sport w/105k miles. A few days ago she saw steam coming out from under the hood and got that awful coolant smell so I had a look. She said she heard a chime too, so I had her park the car until I...- Kingfish
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