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[D_Train]

Originally Posted by f00g00

Check the piping on the back of the block, one side has the heater hose and the other is plugged with a little rubber nipple and clamp. I had a slow leak that finally showed up when the plug finally blew, then I finally saw it as I was pouring water in the rad on the side of the road!
Chances are the water thats leaking out is evaporating on the back of the block or dripping down the transmission. You should be able to see some old staining there if thats where its leaking from. You can stick your hand back there when its cold and squeeze the hose or plug and you should get your hand wet if thats where its leaking.
The piping is designed for LHD and RHD due to locations of the heater valve on the firewall thats why one side has a plug.

hehe. nipple.

on a serious note thanks for the tip. I'll check it out :-D

[supramacist]

I may be wrong but wouldn't anti-freeze show up under a black light??

Or would it just go dark? Anyhow get the black light dye. Add it to the rad and go for a drive. Cruise the car wash and spray the under carriage. Get it clean and don't do anything until it's time to fill it up. Don't fill it. Wait for dark and hit it with the black light. Don't use the bulb. You need the flourescent.

[supradrift]

Originally Posted by f00g00

Check the piping on the back of the block, one side has the heater hose and the other is plugged with a little rubber nipple and clamp. I had a slow leak that finally showed up when the plug finally blew, then I finally saw it as I was pouring water in the rad on the side of the road!
Chances are the water thats leaking out is evaporating on the back of the block or dripping down the transmission. You should be able to see some old staining there if thats where its leaking from. You can stick your hand back there when its cold and squeeze the hose or plug and you should get your hand wet if thats where its leaking.
The piping is designed for LHD and RHD due to locations of the heater valve on the firewall thats why one side has a plug.

same leak happened on mine it started off small i couldnt find where it was coming from so i kept driving and filling it up then on my way to a car show the thing exploded and was pouring all over the exhaust.

[supramacist]

AHHHH, the smell of burning coolant.

It's right up there with WD40.

[D_Train]

Originally Posted by rinso

I a similar problem when I first bought my supra. Turned out to be the radiator cap, the dealership I bought it from put the wrong cap on and my coolent got up and disappeared, though there was a fair bit of overheating involved with that while the car wasn't in motion.

Yah, but I had them put it through a pressure test, don't you think they would have noticed something?

[rinso]

They definately would have noticed something out of whack. I guess your problems lay elsewhere!