I agree with Julian, chances are the head gasket and head is corroded right
there were the water goes within an 1/8 inch of the cylinder, and you are
losing it through the tailpipe. This usually presents itself as a white
cloud behind the car as you downshift. You can also find it by the loss of
compression. Another equally painful possibility, is that your freeze plug
in the back of the engine is leaking. Water drains through it, and into the
bell housing area. To replace this one, you have to pull the engine or
trans, not a pleasant possibility. Lou
----- Original Message -----
From: <JACranwell@aol.com>
To: <patrickh@datacomm.ch>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: loosing cooling fluid / electrical fuel pump
> 1. Loss of cooling fluid. If all other evidence is no leakage, then your
head
> gasket is suspect. Fluid from the cooling jackets, into the combustion
> chamber, then out the exaust.
>
> 2. I would place it on the inner wing, to the outside of the ignition
coil.
> The supply tubing is then close enough. I take it that you are proposing
the
> electric pump as a 'Disaster Recovery' option, in the event that the
> mechanical bugger gives up the ghost. If so, why not just carry a spare
mech.
> unit in the boot (trunk).
>
> Julian.
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