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Re: coolant leak

To: Matthew W Peterson <pete-3@juno.com>, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: coolant leak
From: Ray Cole <raycole@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 16:50:27 -0700
Have you checked to see that the bolts holding your water pump on are
tight, including the one that your alternator bracket is held on by?

I replaced an alternator and did not tighten that bolt and IT LEAKED.

Ray


At 10:57 PM 06/08/1999 -0500, Matthew W Peterson wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>Same problem, new twist.  I am no mechanic but I have pretty much ruled
>out a head gasket problem.  The reason for this is that when I drove to
>work today it was fairly cool and I had no coolant leak at all on the way
>there.  However, later in the day on lunch break I went to the auto parts
>store and my car was leaking again.  By this time it was about 15 degrees
>warmer than when I drove to work.  I checked under the hood when I got
>back to work and the strange thing is that it wasn't leaking from the
>overflow at all.  It looked like it was coming from underneath the
>coolant resevour someplace.  I would asume that if it was a head gasket
>problem that it would leak all the time no matter what temp it was
>outside.  Dennis at Classic recomended that I try running it without a
>thermostat, so the thermostat was out of the car when all this happened
>today.  I was hoping that it was just the thermostat but it doesn't look
>like that is the problem.  
>Any thoughts, ideas?
>I'll be taking a real indepth look at it this weekend when I finally have
>some free time.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Matt Peterson
>'68 1600
>Zimmerman, Mn
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