[s-cars] Coolant in the footwell

[Duncan Thomson]

Ron,

Managed a bypass on my '94 S4. The complication was that there were two
different sized pipes out of the block, I think it was something like 25mm
on one end and 20mm on the other. I ended up getting two hoses and getting
barbed fittings and a socket to get my transition.
So removed found the two lines that ran up to the firewall, disconnected
them, and hooked in my bypass hose.

Email me if you need pics.

Still bypassed at the moment, so no advice on R&R at this point!

Duncan

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On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 4:01 PM, ron kirkham <rkaudifool at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I guess my car has been listening (sort of) to the cowl drain threads. My
> cowl drain is gone and flowing fine thanks.
>
> Took a short tirp this evening, about 10mi. with A/C on and about 75-80
> degrees.  Came out to the '93 Tornado Pink S4 with 248k about three hours
> later and there was coolant in the footwell on the drivers side.  Nothing
> showing on the passenger side.  The winter WeatherTechs are still in place,
> so they caught most of it, I think.  Got her home and a quick look-see with
> a dying flashlight showed no obvious leaks, but as expected the coolant
> tank
> was way down, not empty, but low.  I took off the cowl cover expecting to
> see the heater core area wet with coolant, but could not see anything
> obvious there either.  Unfortunately, I suspect the heater core has taken a
> hike as I'm sure it is original.  Further investigation will be tomorrow
> AM.
>
> When the heater core goes, does it leak inside?  I know I have read many
> threads on this, but you never really pay attention if you don't currently
> have the problem right?
> If it is the heater core, can it be bypassed until I can tackle this chore?
> Shoulda done it in October when I did the blower motor as preventative, but
> was too dumb?
>
> Thoughts?  Thanks,
>
> Ron Kirkham
> '93 S4 248K and leaking
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