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Oh nuts, leakage
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 7:53 am
by theprf
Walked out to find this:
Aw crap. I just spent this month's car money buying another Corrado. Everyone needs 4, right?
I guess I should not have removed the bumper and cleaned the rads/condensers last month. Must have been the leaves & cigarette butts holding it together.
Re: Oh nuts, leakage
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:29 am
by 5chn3ll
On the plus side...if you HAVE to find coolant leaking from one end of your 911 or the other...
Re: Oh nuts, leakage
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:25 am
by Dr_Strangelove
^ True words.
I hope the repair goes smoothly for you, theprf. *knocks on wood*
Re: Oh nuts, leakage
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:28 am
by TheDeckMan
Crap, that sucks Aaron
Re: Oh nuts, leakage
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 6:03 pm
by 808Bill
Porsche's always mark their territory sooner or later...
Re: Oh nuts, leakage
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:39 pm
by EPiK
it could be as simple as the drain plug caps that are clamped onto the radiator drain ports. not inconceivable that they could dry out and start to seep thru a crack. Should be able to check and if necessary replace with minimal coolant loss.
best of luck
Re: Oh nuts, leakage
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:11 pm
by Water Hound
EPiK wrote: ↑Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:39 pm
it could be as simple as the drain plug caps that are clamped onto the radiator drain ports
Hope you should be so lucky. Just replaced 2 rads on the 4S last month and did both on the C2 cab last fall. Ah, the joy of owning older cars...
Re: Oh nuts, leakage
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 6:53 am
by theprf
Well it's fascinating. That puddle definitely was coolant and there was coolant in the tray above under the rad. I took that picture Friday. Since then I have driven 150 miles and not another drop.
Another thing is that coolant was the green stuff. I believe this car was serviced with red or pink coolant though I can't remember, need to check. Now I am thinking I may have driven through a puddle of coolant on the way into the office park.
As soon as I have another car running I'll take the bumper off again and check.
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1978 Datsun 280Z -> in storage garage.
1992 Corrado (red) -> track car, can't drive in the rain or the MAF gets ruined
1993 Corrado (purple) -> needs shift linkage fixed
1993 Corrado (green) -> new, not yet registered, no plates
1993 Corrado (rust) -> no state inspection
Re: Oh nuts, leakage
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:13 am
by DTMiller
Another victory for us young guys, my nuts don't leak at all.