I just ran outside and looked, and the radiator is half empty now!

I can't tell if there's coolant dripping anywhere, as we have a gravel
driveway...

I'll start the car in a while and see if there's a coolant smell from the
tailpipe (The one tailpipe that isn't fake on this car)



"Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote in message
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>
> "SMoo" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The other day I went to get a new battery for my car, and on the way it
>> overheated.
>>
>
> Is coolant level in the radiator dropping? If it isn't, then you don't
> have
> a leak, and it's
> probably the cooling fan like has been posted.
>
> If it is dropping (and it probably is if you can smell coolant) then check
> the end of
> the air conditioning condensate drain on the underside of the car - if you
> see coolant
> coming out of there or smell it there, then you have a leaking heater
> core.
>
> If you have coolant smell coming out of the tailpipe then the head gasket
> is
> leaking.
>
> Check for leaks elsewhere.
>
> Ted
>
>