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#107999 - 03/09/09 02:04 AM Here we go again
Dre da GP man Offline
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Well tonight after I installed my foglights, I took the car for a test drive and when I pull back in the garage, coolant just started pouring out like a mini waterfall. It seems like its coming out from directly under the radiator but I was no light so I couldn't really see and some steam came from under the hood. I had the coolant flush with peak coolant and had upper and lower radiator hoses replaced with a thermostat. Did the mechanic maybe didn't tighten the hose clamps or something.
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#108000 - 03/09/09 03:05 AM Re: Here we go again
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look at it in the light, but check to make sure he used a gasket.
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#108001 - 03/09/09 04:12 AM Re: Here we go again
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Well I seen coolant dripping from the lower radiator hose area, he did use the gasket for the thermostat. Its not leaking over there in the area of the thermostat.
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#108002 - 03/09/09 09:38 AM Re: Here we go again
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You're going to have to get under there and look.
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#108003 - 03/09/09 12:40 PM Re: Here we go again
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arn't we soposed to use dex-cool?? or it can be exchanged
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#108004 - 03/09/09 12:45 PM Re: Here we go again
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as long as you flush out all the dexkill you can swap over to the green stuff.

If you do flush it you may want to run some water through there as well to make sure you get all the dexcool out.

If it's a lower rad hose then just replace the hose and fill back up with coolant. But like Corey said, jack it up and take a look, maybe you have a hole in your rad or hose.
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#108005 - 03/09/09 10:51 PM Re: Here we go again
Dre da GP man Offline
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Well I know there is no hole in the radiator because I just replace that radiator during the summer of 08 but I will look at the radiator hose to see if a hole is in it or something.
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#108006 - 03/11/09 10:34 PM Re: Here we go again
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Well I looked but I couldn't get the lower rad. hose off but when I squeeze the rad. hose, coolant came out so friday I will have it tow and put on another hose and take the old one back.
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