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Oct 6, 2001 | 12:50 AM

gadams

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Oct 6, 2001 | 11:23 AM

jaggerkat

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Hey, guy's and gals,
I've got a problem with a slow coolant leak coming from my 351m just below where the rad hose connects to the engine(not from the hose)any help would be appreciated.

Oct 6, 2001 | 12:54 PM

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Sound like you need a new thermostat gasket. Be prepared they are expensive.......probably about $3 or so

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Oct 6, 2001 | 07:53 PM

jaggerkat

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actually I'm thinking it's a new water pump or seal so I'm going to get that checked.

Oct 6, 2001 | 09:08 PM

jagabom

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No it's not the water pump by the way you describe the location.
Sounds more like what Sparky said. A water pump would leak slow at first and would reveal itself as a puddle on the ground about a hundred miles from home.. Coolant but the thermostant housing suggests a housing gasget. What I do is change it and put lots of gasget goo on the gasget. I had one changed once that leaked. I have never had a gasget leak that was coated with gasget goo.

Oct 7, 2001 | 08:35 AM

77 steve

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It's really pretty simple if the leak is from the upper radiator hose it's from the thermostat housing. From the lower hose, it's from the water pump.

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