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1996 Ford Explorer. Small coolant leak only when the truck is off or cold.
Doesn't leak when it is at 200-220 degrees. Not much coolant but any coolant leak would be ideal of course. I can find where is coming from, but it looks where the lower hose goes into radiator. But wouldn't it leak all he time?Any ideas please? thanks |
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On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:50:42 -0500, "BK68" >
wrote: >1996 Ford Explorer. Small coolant leak only when the truck is off or cold. >Doesn't leak when it is at 200-220 degrees. Not much coolant but any coolant >leak would be ideal of course. I can find where is coming from, but it looks >where the lower hose goes into radiator. But wouldn't it leak all he >time?Any ideas please? thanks Sometimes the crimped on end tanks will leak when cold but when things get hot and expand they stop leaking. |
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Ok, sounds a little cheaper than alot. So what do I need to solve this?
And maybe I didn't described it, my fault. When I see it is more like a splatter of coolant. A small puddle about 2 inches wide and then there is quite a bit of splatter. "Ashton Crusher" > wrote in message ... > On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:50:42 -0500, "BK68" > > wrote: > >>1996 Ford Explorer. Small coolant leak only when the truck is off or cold. >>Doesn't leak when it is at 200-220 degrees. Not much coolant but any >>coolant >>leak would be ideal of course. I can find where is coming from, but it >>looks >>where the lower hose goes into radiator. But wouldn't it leak all he >>time?Any ideas please? thanks > > Sometimes the crimped on end tanks will leak when cold but when things > get hot and expand they stop leaking. |
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You could recrimp the end tanks but you'd have to take the radiator
out to do it. If you go to all that trouble you might as well just geta new radiator. Other then dripping I don't know what would make it spatter. To spatter I would think it would be due to it spraying out when it's hot. Perhaps it not leaking when it's cold but is doing it when it's hot right after you shut it off and it's pressurized. Are you sure it's not the water pump leaking and the leaking water running down the underside of the lower hose? On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:29:20 -0500, "BK68" > wrote: >Ok, sounds a little cheaper than alot. So what do I need to solve this? >And maybe I didn't described it, my fault. When I see it is more like a >splatter of coolant. A small puddle about 2 inches wide and then there is >quite a bit of splatter. >"Ashton Crusher" > wrote in message .. . >> On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:50:42 -0500, "BK68" > >> wrote: >> >>>1996 Ford Explorer. Small coolant leak only when the truck is off or cold. >>>Doesn't leak when it is at 200-220 degrees. Not much coolant but any >>>coolant >>>leak would be ideal of course. I can find where is coming from, but it >>>looks >>>where the lower hose goes into radiator. But wouldn't it leak all he >>>time?Any ideas please? thanks >> >> Sometimes the crimped on end tanks will leak when cold but when things >> get hot and expand they stop leaking. |
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