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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 07:28 PM
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I have a small coolant leak that I cannot locate. I can smell it under the hood and lose coolant slowly. Like maybe a pint in 1000 miles. I don't see anything with the radiator and smell seems to be strongest on the passenger front of the engine compartment but it's hard to tell. Are there any common leak spots to look for?
Old Oct 3, 2022 | 11:07 PM
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The leak may be from the heater hose assembly under the intake manifold.
Another less obvious place to look is the water pump weep hole.
Old Oct 5, 2022 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Dino Dino Bambino
The leak may be from the heater hose assembly under the intake manifold.
Another less obvious place to look is the water pump weep hole.
I suspect it is the heater hose. That is the area where the smell is strongest and the water pump is dry. I will take off the alternator to check it sometime next week. Just too busy now to tear into it.
Old Oct 26, 2022 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by MikeG76
I suspect it is the heater hose. That is the area where the smell is strongest and the water pump is dry. I will take off the alternator to check it sometime next week. Just too busy now to tear into it.
it was the heater hose connector. Repaired it last weekend.
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