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Coolant leak at the passenger side of the engine 92 245

Hi Dan,

How about that. I'm trying to find an almost identical leak on the passenger side of my 90 245. I had this engine out last summer so everything is clean and new and I've been keeping a close eye on it.

No oil as yet, but my coolant reservoir is down about 1/2" after a year and half and 6K miles. The only evidence is a drop or two every night, coming off the bracket that holds the tranny coolant lines, but I'll be damned if I can find where it's coming from.

Have you checked the drain plug on the block ? Something crawling back along the steel pipe from the water pump ? You're in Florida, so it's unlikely, but I have seen pinhole leaks on that steel pipe adjacent to the weld on the clip, directly under the manifold outlet.

The heater core is a suspect, but I had my dash out for blower replacement a month ago and inspected it. On a previous failed core, there was evidence on the inside of the windshield when defrosting and leakage on the floor.

I would just like to know whether or not my leak is coming from my new head gasket. Does anyone know if there's such a thing as water soluble fluorescent dye that could be added to the coolant ?

regards, Peter






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