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Sep 4, 2014 | 07:47 PM

lemasters f100

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Went to school and when I got there steam started rolling from under the hood. Radiator fluid all over the ground. The lower hose had barely any heat on it when I touched it. Also can't see any holes or rips in the hose itself? What could it be

Sep 4, 2014 | 07:48 PM

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1994 2.3 no a/c

Sep 5, 2014 | 06:43 AM

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Could be lots o' stuff. Get under the hood when it cools off. If you're lucky maybe just a bad hose...if not, thermostat, bad radiator, bad waterpump, bad heatercore, etc. are all possibilities.

Sep 5, 2014 | 08:11 AM

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I poured water into it when it was off and ir all came out at the timing chain area. Water pump?

Sep 5, 2014 | 08:17 PM

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More than likely...not a hard job, just messy and time consuming.

Sep 7, 2014 | 10:18 PM

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I poured water into it when it was off and ir all came out at the timing chain area. Water pump?

No timing chain on our 2.3's. Just a timing belt under that black plastic cover. The water pump is a good possibility but it could also be the thermostat cover which is right above the water pump. I actually decided to replace mine a few years back because it had just about rusted through. Maybe yours has.