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Coolant leak any ideas where?

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Old Nov 9, 2016 | 10:56 AM
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Coolant leak any ideas where?

I've got my 81 280zx and trying to find out where I have a coolant leak the most I could tell is that a majority of it was coming out around the driver side middle close to where the power steering Lin is at (I've got a leak there too) but I know there is a coolant leak since non of my other fluids are orange. Any ideas as to where it could be or where to look at
Old Nov 12, 2016 | 12:17 PM
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Everywhere. Start at bolts holding thermostat body to engine block then test t-stat cover bolts. Then check hose clamps. On the other side again check clamps on the radiator and heater hoses. There is a steel crossover tube with a small section of rubber tubing in the area above the distributor I had a leak at. Finally you may have a small drip in the heater core.

That's really too much work for a smart mechanic. Go to the parts store and rent the radiator pressure tester. Pump up the coolant pressure on a cold car to 14 PSI to 17 PSI and use a UV flashlight to find loose joints. They wanted $80 at the local autozone but they gave me all the money back when I returned it. I had a leak everywhere. I even had leaky heater hoses that were flawed NEW -small perforations in the hoses themselves
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