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87 Subaru losing coolant
I have a stock, 2wd 87 Subaru wagon, manual, SPFI with 225k miles on it; the blue bomber -- she just keeps running (though the valves are getting clackety). Lately though I've been having to put as much as a gallon of water in even after short city drives. There is some white smoke coming out of the tailpipe but not *clouds* of it... and it's been cold here in Seattle this year (hasn't hit 60 yet). I've had to replace some heater hoses in the past, and the radiator even, so I know my way around finding even an occasional leak, but I'm stumped on this one. Can't locate a leak for the life of me but I really don't want to believe the head gasket finally went. Is there anything else I can check? Not sure this car is worth the R&R cost at this point but I sure could use another season out of it... thanks in advance for any help!! Elijah |
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> wrote in message news:e4519c6d-2e05-4419-9ae6-> > thanks in advance for any help!! > > Elijah That white smoke coming out your tailpipe is typical of a blown head gasket or cracked or warped head or block, as you already know. Areas where you can leak water and it can be difficult to spot include leaky Welch plugs (cc "freeze plugs"), water pump or fittings, etc. But normally if you can get a view from below the car with good lighting, you can spot pretty small leaks. A compression test or cylinder leak down test would be a cheap and easy place to start if you cant spot an obvious leak.. Exactly which engine do you have in this vehicle? |
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87 Subaru losing coolant
On 04/23/2011 07:01 AM, hls wrote:
> > > wrote in message news:e4519c6d-2e05-4419-9ae6-> >> thanks in advance for any help!! >> >> Elijah > > That white smoke coming out your tailpipe is typical of > a blown head gasket or cracked or warped head or block, as you already > know. > > Areas where you can leak water and it can be difficult to spot include > leaky Welch plugs (cc "freeze plugs"), water > pump or fittings, etc. But normally if you can get a view > from below the car with good lighting, you can spot pretty small leaks. well, duh. if you hadn't snipped the pertinent bits of the o.p., maybe you'd have seen that the guy was already on top of that bit. > > A compression test or cylinder leak down test would > be a cheap and easy place to start if you cant spot an > obvious leak.. not reliable for had gasket detection unless it's large enough. early stage leaks can only show when the engine is hot. the much more reliable test is to run a chemical test on the coolant. > > Exactly which engine do you have in this vehicle? chevy 350? -- nomina rutrum rutrum |
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