Charles -
Defective (or wrong pressure) radiator cap?
Clay L.
'67 Sprite
At 05:24 PM 5/27/01 -0400, Charles Sorkin wrote:
>I've started sorting out the bugs on the new '72 Midget, and I seem to be
>loosing coolant. I'm getting a bit of steam from the radiator apparently,
>but I'm a little confused, because some coolant drops also seem to have
>spattered on top of the radiator cowl, as well as the valve cover. My first
>thought was that the thermostat housing was leaky, and it was dripping onto
>the fan belt and fan. But I've just run the car for a few moments, and the
>thermostat elbow is dry.
>
>Is there an easy way to trace leaks without removing the radiator? My hoses
>all seem to be in good shape. I haven't changed the oil yet (remember, I've
>only had the car for 2 days) but the oil on the dipstick seems to be clean,
>with no water drops.
>
>Regards,
>
>Charles
>'74 Midget
>'72 Midget
>'68 Sprite
>Bloomfield, NJ
>cdsorkin@cdsorkin.com
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