Brando
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- March 13, 2003
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- City, State
- Gilbert, Arizona
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 01 Sport
01 Sport 180k, topped off radiator late last week with about a quart of rad fluid.
Last night truck was in street at inlaws house, i backed it up 10 feet pulled it into drive and parked, when i got out there was a pretty heavy drip of fluid up the drip to where it was parked and quite a bit of fluid underneath the vehicle, at first i though it was oil but discovered it was Rad fluid/water, pretty dirty, i got a flashlight and looked underneath, dripping had slowed to almost a stop.
Started the truck pulled it out of drive into street, very slight dripping from underneath. with the flashlight i could see splattered fluid underneath it seems to be emanating form somewhere above where the from drive line connects..there appears to be some sort of overflow tube coming down form there, but the drip wasn't coming from there that i could tell.
I started the truck again in the street, no major leaking just a few residual drips. Drove it home, did not run hot, heater works fine.
Today, no drips or signs of dried drips in my drive, used hose to wash off underneath and clear of any residue from previous leak, hosed down drive. opened rad cap and found it low, added about a 1/2 quart of water. started truck ran for 5 minutes, no drips, yet. Turned off let drive dry out, going to start truck and let it get to temp and see what happens.
Any thoughts on what could be happening here?
Is there an overflow somewhere besides the one to the overflow box?
Thanks
Last night truck was in street at inlaws house, i backed it up 10 feet pulled it into drive and parked, when i got out there was a pretty heavy drip of fluid up the drip to where it was parked and quite a bit of fluid underneath the vehicle, at first i though it was oil but discovered it was Rad fluid/water, pretty dirty, i got a flashlight and looked underneath, dripping had slowed to almost a stop.
Started the truck pulled it out of drive into street, very slight dripping from underneath. with the flashlight i could see splattered fluid underneath it seems to be emanating form somewhere above where the from drive line connects..there appears to be some sort of overflow tube coming down form there, but the drip wasn't coming from there that i could tell.
I started the truck again in the street, no major leaking just a few residual drips. Drove it home, did not run hot, heater works fine.
Today, no drips or signs of dried drips in my drive, used hose to wash off underneath and clear of any residue from previous leak, hosed down drive. opened rad cap and found it low, added about a 1/2 quart of water. started truck ran for 5 minutes, no drips, yet. Turned off let drive dry out, going to start truck and let it get to temp and see what happens.
Any thoughts on what could be happening here?
Is there an overflow somewhere besides the one to the overflow box?
Thanks