1996XLT-68
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- March 28, 2002
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- City, State
- Charleston SC
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 96 XLT
I left my 96 at home Friday to drive my other car (73 Interceptor) to work and this morning I found a little half-dried puddle of coolant under the car, apparently dripping from 3 bolts on the oil pan. Coolant has been disappearing slowly for a long time, but I decided to track it down. I traced the leak down to the gasket mating between the block and the timing chain cover on the driver's side. It's a small weep and doesn't normally leave anything on the ground, but it's annoying and I guess potentially harmful. There's no indication that it is leaking into the timing chain area (nothing weird in the oil). I looked in my shop manual and it said that in order to remove the timing chain cover, the oil pan must be removed, and we all know what THAT means (remove the engine). Argh. Other than cranking down on the timing cover bolts, does anyone have any suggestions on what to do to stop the weep? I'm not about to pull the engine for this.
Thanks in advance,
Scott
Thanks in advance,
Scott