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Re: use of coolant



My 89 200 is still losing coolant at the rear freeze plug. It is so
expensive to repair I am living with it until it gets worse. Larry
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----- Original Message -----
From: Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>
To: Jim Herzig <jimzig@athenet.net>; <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 6:11 AM
Subject: Re: use of coolant


> At 20:24 99-04-12 -0500, Jim Herzig wrote:
>
> >i have an 86 5kqt that is using coolant.  have to refill resivoir every
few
> >days.  not overheating according to oil or coolant temp, runs at 225F but
i
> >can smell burning coolant from outside of car after long driving.  any
help?
>
> No easy answer here, you need to get a good flashlight and look for traces
> of coolant in the engine compartment.
>
> Aleksander Mierzwa
> Warsaw, Poland
> mailto:alex@matrix.pl
> 87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
> 88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
> 91 mountain bike (just in case both cars break at the same time :-)
>
>