[V8] Schnee!

[Scott Simmons]

Okay, finally got some good snows here. 

Dusted two inches off the car and hopped in to start it up.  Yes, thank 
you IC for letting me know my brake pads are worn.  They're just fine, 
thank you.  This has to be a wiring error.  The right sensor wires have 
been twisted together after some genius PO cut the wires on the vehicle 
end.  The left side is intact but the pads have plenty of life.

Wait, what's this?  Coolant level low?  Hm.  The car has done this twice 
in the past two months.  Letting it idle for about 20 seconds turns out 
the light.  Visual inspection on a cold engine shows the level to be 
slightly below minimum line.  For the life of me, I can't figure out 
where the water is going.  As before, I've had to fill it twice in the 
past 60 days, but only about a 2-3 cups each time.  Any suggestions on 
where to look?

- When I purchased it, I had to replace the heater valve and run some 
new block-to-valve hoses, so those very well could be leaking.  I'll 
inspect them on... some day when it's nicer out. ;)

- There's some gunkiness around the rear of the right bank, but I'm 
pretty sure it's oil.  I'm doing valve cover gaskets in a week or so, so 
while the everything is apart, I'll take a look at all those water hoses 
back there.

- There's no water on the ground, no white smoke out the back.  There's 
no coolant smell in the cabin.  Just did oil change, no water in the oil.

- I used the radiator drain plug to drain coolant out to do the heater 
valve, so there's a possibility it's leaking, but I think I would've 
seen green on the ground up in the front.  Only green on the ground is 
behind the engine (leaking rack).

Any other possibilities?  Again, when I do the valve cover gaskets, I'll 
pull out the plugs and check to see if any are "steam cleaned."  The car 
runs like a striped-ass ape.  No signs of a head gasket problem.  No 
overheating.

Showing those raised F150s that Germans know snow,
Scott Simmons