5kcstq loosing water?

[Charlie Smith]

Earlier, Joseph Rae wrote:
> 
> Hey audifans,
> 
> I am having a small problem with my 5kcstq, it seems to be loosing
> coolant, lately about every 2 weeks I get the low coolant light, and
> have to top it off(about half the tank). I have checked most of the
> coolant hoses and have not found any rips or tears, My thought is that I
> have a pin hole leak in one of the coolant lines? Or my headgasket is
> leaking?

Like someone else said, put a clean newspaper under the engine overnight.
When the water pump begins to leak, it dribbles down around / behind the
pulleys and you don't really see anti-freeze residue.  My '86 leaked
slowly like that for a long time before it was bad enough to try to fix.

Plan on replacing the timing belt and it's idler pulley when you do the 
water pump, since it's got to come off before the water pump  :-)

    - Charlie


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