RE: leaking coolant, but from where?

[drew <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca>]

Lauri, please tell me you meant BAR, not PSI.  If you're driving around
happily with 14-15 PSI, you must live in a country that is all
down-hill... :)

(1 BAR = 14.5 PSI)

Drew

On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Lauri Pettai wrote:

> Do not forget to Hold the gas pedal on the floor while
> doing compression check.
> 
> I got 7-8-8-9 PSI as a compression and was suggested to
> rebuild engine ASAP.
> Then did another check with gas pedal on the floor and
> I got 14-15-15-14 PSI and I'm still driving happily. :)
> 
> Lauri
> '84 2.0 16v
> 
> > >From your head gasket. Do a compression check.
> > ok so i got out of my car today and noticed a puddle of coolant under it.
> > It was leaking somewhere from the back of the engine compartment, and
> > coolant had actually gotten onto the coil.  Car is an '88 16v.  I've checked
> > all the heater hoses and they all seam fine. Where else could coolant have
> > leaked from back there and actually have gotten on the coil?  Could it be
> > the heater control valve?  I can't find the source of the leak anywhere
> 
> 
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Drew MacPherson, Network Analyst, University of Guelph

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