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 Post subject: engine is drinking coolant like i drink full throttle
PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:39 am 
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99 cav 2.2. im loosing coolant but i cant seem to find where its leaking? i dont think its going into my oil but my oil does seem a little watery but not discolored from what i can tell. i have put near 2 gallons of coolant in 2 days. i have checked all the hose's i can get my hands on to, all dry. i have heat. could it possibly be the thermostat being stuck trapping the coolant in the motor and coming out the exhaust; my exhaust seem to have alot of moisture?or water pump failure? any help would be great; thanks guys

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 Post subject: Re: engine is drinking coolant like i drink full throttle
PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:07 pm 
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What color is your exhaust?

It's possible you blew your head gasket. My old 2.2 did that and ate coolant like it was going out of style.

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 Post subject: Re: engine is drinking coolant like i drink full throttle
PostPosted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:37 pm 
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Yea sounds like your head gasket. Do you have white smoke coming out your exhaust? Like steam?

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 Post subject: Re: engine is drinking coolant like i drink full throttle
PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:07 am 
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check ur spark plugs, usually if they have a green tint to them, then u kno that u blew ur headgasket

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 Post subject: Re: engine is drinking coolant like i drink full throttle
PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 7:42 am 
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i think i found a leak at the bottem of my radiator. my exhaust is normal...no color, no smoke, doesnt smell funny just a little moisture. i will take a look at the spark plugs and get back to you on that... thanks for the help

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