SOT: where does all the coolant go?

[julie at menloparkrandd.com (julie@menloparkrandd.com)]

Lexan wrote:
<---crossing fingers and hoping for the car fairy to visit (I left 
>old parts for her to take)
FAR to many fumes tonight Lexan. BTB. That little part was my intro to the list :)

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lexan Blanchard [mailto:lexan_122874@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 09:54 PM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: SOT: where does all the coolant go?
>
>OK, so not much garage time this evening :( Don't know how many are you are 
>part of the 10% of Americans that do NOT live within 15 miles of a Walmart, 
>but I am, and you can imagine that means there are NO stores of any size or 
>quality nearby. I work in one town, but Sears is in another town about 35 
>miles away. So, by the time I got off work, went to the bank, got to Sears 
>(for car tools), stopped at Circuit City to ream them out about my stereo 
>(bought it open box style, but the remote is missing, WTF?, how do you work 
>a stereo in the car without a remote), went to Michaels for knitting/crochet 
>supplies, stopped at Advance Auto, ate dinner and went to the grocery store, 
>it was after 9 before I got home to play. But, oh joy oh joy, a boc labeled 
>germanautoparts.
>
>So, new tools and new injector seats in hand, I went to work. After 
>changing the bad one, I decided I will just wait for the others to break 
>before changing them (how many threads are there on this little part?). But 
>before firing her up, I had checked the coolant after last start attempt, 
>because the water light blinked too long (heh, I did read the owner's 
>manual). The coolant was what I thought a little chibariba (means teenie) 
>low (like about 1 1/2-2 inches from the min mark). So, I had tried to buy 
>just a small amount of coolant, but they only sell it in these large 
>containers. So I start to pour, get to min mark and pull back. The coolant 
>level drops again. OK, fill up again. Level drops again. On and on and 
>on. I think I used 1/3-1/2 of the container. But, where does all that 
>coolant go? If I could see the coolant before, and I add and add and add, 
>where is it? I checked for a puddle, and there is none. Hmmmmm, just 
>another car mystery for me to solve another day (like, who feeds the mice 
>that run on the flywheel to make the car go?).
>
>Anyway, just musing. But, she still won't stay started. I only tried once 
>for about 30 seconds. Water warning went off at the proper time. And the 
>smell at start is changing. Little less burny-farm-vehicle, little more 
>gassy sort-of ethanolly (except I didn't spray any ethanol this time). I 
>hope she starts tomorrow.
>
>Lexan <---crossing fingers and hoping for the car fairy to visit (I left 
>old parts for her to take)
>
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