Leaking coolant
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The hose is about 3/4 inch diameter, has several curves. I connects to the engine just below the distributer and leads to a valve that is mounted to the firewall. I actually stil have the pic sent to the dealer so they could order a new one.
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Originally Posted by RatedITR55
Anyone have a pic of this hose? I think I'm leaking coolant as well and want to check the hose for any defects.
Well i just cut my hose right after the hole/crack. Then i just reconnected the hose. If you would like i could take a pic of where my hose WAS leaking and point it out to you...
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Originally Posted by 2legit2quit
The hose is about 3/4 inch diameter, has several curves. I connects to the engine just below the distributer and leads to a valve that is mounted to the firewall. I actually stil have the pic sent to the dealer so they could order a new one.
The dealer i went to didnt want a pic; they wanted the actual peice of hose to see. Still waiting for the hose to come in becuase its a special order
. They SAID it is going to cost me 21.50.....
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Anyways going back to my distributer... but first for some background info on what happened. Yesterday i just cut and reconnected then i drove the car today. Everything was fine. Then i restarted my car at about 12:30 and i noticed that my check engine light turned on.. I just drove with it on for about 1-2 hours. I drove home then i turned back on the car and the car had a slow/weak start up then the CEL turned off.. is the slow/weak start up caused by distributer? this slow/weak start up happened to me once before...
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Originally Posted by NUUUBIELUDDIE
Anyways going back to my distributer... but first for some background info on what happened. Yesterday i just cut and reconnected then i drove the car today. Everything was fine. Then i restarted my car at about 12:30 and i noticed that my check engine light turned on.. I just drove with it on for about 1-2 hours. I drove home then i turned back on the car and the car had a slow/weak start up then the CEL turned off.. is the slow/weak start up caused by distributer? this slow/weak start up happened to me once before...
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Originally Posted by 2legit2quit
If it was a hose right under the distributer, it was probably the hose that leads to the heater core. Mine blew a hole about a month ago. Yes, you radiator is fine. Also, thicker core rads are a waste of money unless you car is a track car. I live in Florida and my lude has never overheated, even with a non-operational fan all last summer.
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Originally Posted by VPUPPY
If your slow/weak start happened before all this mess with the radiator hose leaking, I would lean more towards a battery problem. Any auto parts store can test your battery and alternator for proper function for free.
Ahhhhh ok thanks
Any clue why the check engine light turned on for sometime then off and stayed off? (it hasnt come back on yet..)
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Originally Posted by mybluelude
it's been pretty cool here in texas since i put my jdm in , but the fan has never kicked on. i can turn the ac on and both fans run. should i be worried? i haven't run it for more than an hour though.
I never checked until i fixed my hose and refilled my radiator.. when i was turning on the heat with the ac on i noticed that the fans didnt stay on the whole time. so im assumming that it is normal?
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Originally Posted by VPUPPY
In the post above yours, he said its not the radiator. It was a hose.
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Originally Posted by NUUUBIELUDDIE
Ahhhhh ok thanks Any clue why the check engine light turned on for sometime then off and stayed off? (it hasnt come back on yet..)
Any clue why the check engine light turned on for sometime then off and stayed off? (it hasnt come back on yet..)