Coolant in wierd spot???

[trekcarbonboy]

I noticed some spots on the ground and took a look. Coolant drips are hanging from the oil pump, back of the oil pan, transmission and the slave cylinder. I can't find a trail coming down the block from above. Nothing coming from the heater hoses. I thought maybe it was blowing back from the overflow tube but ruled that out.
Just seems odd that it's not dripping down from above.
Any thoughts?

Craig '75 2.0 FHC

[fastman]

How about that o-ring seal on the manifold? Is it the early cars that had the pump cover with the connection tube? Perhaps from the leaky pump window?

[Hasbeen]

Could be from the heater water supply fitting, on the back of the head, or one of the hoses. One of them & a bit of metal pipe runs under the inlet manifold above the oil pump.

Hasbeen

[whitenviro]

There are a couple little short hose sections under the intake manifold that come from the water pump cover. They are hard to see, really hard to change and are above that area. Possible leaks?




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1980 Pageant Blue DHC with removable hardtop.

[Neil_W]

If you get a torch & look at the core plugs on the engine block under the Inlet Manifold which if they have blue water or any water the hoses or connection as the other replies have said could be leaking.

Sometimes hard to see depending on if the Engine is hot or cold - sometimes you can give the car a run - check - nothing - then go for a beer - come back and the water fairies have been out & spat some water out.

Also another way is to put Talc Powder over area to leave a dry surface - any water will be attacted to the powder - just watch when you start the engine as it may look like you have been sniffing coke [:D]

[FI Spyder]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Neil_W</i>

If you get a torch & look at the core plugs on the engine block under the Inlet Manifold which if they have blue water or any water the hoses or connection as the other replies have said could be leaking.
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A word of caution here. In USA a torch is an oil soaked rag on a piece of stick set on fire, some times an gas fed burning tool. In England a torch is what we call a flashlight. Do not confuse the two. Your health depends on it.

In Europe that "blue liquid" is usually yellow in North America (unless the coolant is imported from over there).



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[trekcarbonboy]

Already checked those usual spots. Not a drop of coolant higher than the bottom of the oil pump. It's as if the coolant splashed up there from underneath. The sump has nothing but nice clean oil in it.
Is there any kind of water passage that can leak out the back of the block inside the bell housing? Seems to be a fair amount on the slave cyl and the bottom of the trans.
Haven't had the opportunity to put it up on stands and let it run yet. Hopefully Saturday.

Craig '75 2.0 FHC

[Workshop Help]

Blue Water? Yellow water?

Here at this end of the pasture we use Green water for antifreeze. For us, Blue water is what goes in the windshield washer container. Yellow water is what some rude people around here write their name in the snow with. I'm told there is a Red water that cools down certain Japanese cars.

Mildred Hargis

[FI Spyder]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Mildred</i>

here at this end of the pasture we use Green water for antifreeze.
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I think we use the same stuff, it's kind of yellow/green. Didn't want to get too interior decoratorish.


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