Dan Sarandrea (Phila)
Waitin' On Parts...
Was seeing some suspicious cooling system behavior, so last night I got under the front of the car to look.
As it turns out, I smelled the problem before I saw it. Had some seepage coming from the upper corner where the nipple for the inlet hose is welded to the tank. Could be a failing weld, or could be one or more crosstubes have sprung a leak where they are mated to the tank. Upon closer inspection, I could see the trail of dried up coolant from the top of the tank to the bottom. Never saw a drop under the car.
This was the second aluminum rad that I have fitted to the car.
Ordered one of Midwest-Bayless's new improved aluminum rads with a 3-yr guarantee. Third time's a charm?
As it turns out, I smelled the problem before I saw it. Had some seepage coming from the upper corner where the nipple for the inlet hose is welded to the tank. Could be a failing weld, or could be one or more crosstubes have sprung a leak where they are mated to the tank. Upon closer inspection, I could see the trail of dried up coolant from the top of the tank to the bottom. Never saw a drop under the car.
This was the second aluminum rad that I have fitted to the car.
Ordered one of Midwest-Bayless's new improved aluminum rads with a 3-yr guarantee. Third time's a charm?