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Smelling engine coolant inside the car 140-160

posted by  Volvox1 on  Tue Apr 11 03:10 CST 2006
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Hello again,

I just noticed a distinct engine coolant smell inside my 164. Last week I noticed there was some coolant sitting near the thermostat area and then yesterday, my car was parked at a slight angle, leaning towards the drivers side, and when I opened the door, there was a small puddle of coolant that had channeled down onto the ground. It seems that when the car is parked level this problem does not exist. Any ideas? I thought I heard something once about something about ready to go wrong when you can smell the coolant through the vents.

One more thing, I need a new kickdown cable for an auto tranny. The local Volvo store tells me $350 parts and labor. Seemed kind of excessive to me. How much is this part usually? Is it something one can do easily?

Thanks in advance...again
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1974 164E (teal blue), 1975 Volvo 164E (red - my favorite), 1981 262C Bertone (in progress), 1976 264DL w/ B21 engine, 1970 Olds Toronado GT (99% complete - 455 V8)






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