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Coolant leak



So my son asks: "What would the glow plugs look like?" The POS seems to
have an appetite for coolant. Come to think of it, every car he owns seems
to have.
Cathy

On 7:29 am 02/13/07 "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote:
> You might also take a look at the spark plugs.
> If coolant is getting into a cylinder then the spark plug will have a
> greenish tint. Course that's only if you have anti-freeze in the
> coolant. Dan
>
> From: "Gordy Stedman" <ydrogs@gmail.com>
> To: <Scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 10:11 PM
> Subject: Coolant leak
>
>
> >  My 79 has a bad coolant leak.  After 20-30 minutes of driving I
> >  end up with about 1/2 of my radiator coolant missing.  I filled it
> >  back up and burped it this weekend and idled the car for 10
> >  minutes through 2 radiator fan cycles and the coolant level was
> >  down appoximately an inch.  I park it inside and have never seen
> >  any puddles under the car and when driving there is no steam or
> >  over flow from the radiator.  Also no puddles or even wet carpet
> inside of car so I assume the heater core is not leaking.  Just put a
> >  brand new radiator in with a new cap and the system does not have
> >  an overflow bottle. 3A engine with JH head.  I thought it might be
> >  a blown head gasket but got 160-180psi across cylinders.  I did
> >  notice the exhaust having a white tint to it so I think the engine
> >  might be burning the water but with such good cylinder pressure I
> >  do not think there would be a way for water to get into the
> >  cylinders.  I did find some milky white oil/water mix on the
> inside top of the valve cover but no water in the oil when drained
> >  which also made me think the head gasket was blown.  The engine
> >  starts up just fine and idles good and revs ok but have noticed a
> >  small decrease in the butt dyno.  I am not trying to track down a
> >  small or gradual leak but a constant massive loss of coolant.  Any
> >   thoughts before I go insane?  TIA.
> >  --
> >  Gordy
> >  MK1 x 4
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