Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

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Re: Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

Post by 32wildbilly » Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:04 am

5chn3ll wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 10:01 am https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/ ... at=Y&null=

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That certainly looks like it will be no fun to change. Have fun.
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Re: Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

Post by 5chn3ll » Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:24 am

Parts shipments inbound for both the 996 and the Corvette...

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Re: Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

Post by 32wildbilly » Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:58 pm

5chn3ll wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:24 am Parts shipments inbound for both the 996 and the Corvette...
The Corvette has a three way hose leaking too!? Jackpot for you. :roll:
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Re: Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

Post by 5chn3ll » Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:02 pm

Heh - no, funny guy.

In fact, coolant is one of the few fluids the Corvette does not leak on a regular basis. Oil, power steering fluid, and ATF, yup.

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Re: Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

Post by FRUNKenstein » Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:37 pm

5chn3ll wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:02 pm In fact, coolant is one of the few fluids the Corvette does not leak on a regular basis. Oil, power steering fluid, testosterone and ATF, yup.
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Re: Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

Post by Battery Guy » Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:45 am

This is my day today. Shit... Really did not want to have to deal with this over the 4th. Having towed to my Indy - he can look at it on Friday - hopefully parts are readily available as this is my daily driver until August. Shit... Dripping, even with the engine running, but it must have puked out a good amount earlier. The expansion tank looks good anyway. Hopefully just a hose and not the tank. Shit...
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Re: Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

Post by 5chn3ll » Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:43 am

Maybe just a hose or something easy...looks too far to the right to be a gimme like the tank or cap.

Good luck...

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Re: Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

Post by 5chn3ll » Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:45 am

I'd missed this until now.

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FRUNKenstein wrote: Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:37 pm
5chn3ll wrote: Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:02 pm[...] testosterone[...]
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Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

Gone hunting with Alec Baldwin and Dick Cheney. Back soon.

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Re: Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

Post by 32wildbilly » Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:02 pm

Battery Guy wrote: Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:45 am This is my day today. Shit... Really did not want to have to deal with this over the 4th. Having towed to my Indy - he can look at it on Friday - hopefully parts are readily available as this is my daily driver until August. Shit... Dripping, even with the engine running, but it must have puked out a good amount earlier. The expansion tank looks good anyway. Hopefully just a hose and not the tank. Shit...
My guess is the water pump.
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Re: Coolant leak: time for some maintenance...

Post by 5chn3ll » Wed Jul 03, 2019 12:06 pm

Yeah, that's what I was guessing based on the location...here's to hoping it turns out to be something inexpensive and easy!

Understeer: You will hit the wall with the front end.
Oversteer: You will hit the wall with the rear end.
Horsepower: How hard you will hit the wall.
Torque: How far you will move the wall.

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