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Subject:Re: mystery of the missing coolant
From:Stones
Date:Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:18:35 -0400

At 06:31 PM 4/21/02 -0700, you wrote:
> > I'm losing coolant while parked.  Can't find any leaks anywhere, coolant
> > level is normal in the refill tank just after driving, but when I check
> > again before driving somewhere else the tank is dry - pratically bone dry,
> > like all of the coolant has evaporated.  I've felt around the seems of the
> > tank for drips but haven't felt any.  Any thoughts?

Wait wait wait...
The original message states that the overflow tank has coolant in it after
driving, but not before driving...

Do you know you're losing coolant because you have to keep adding more, or
just because the level in the overflow tank goes down as the cooling engine
draws it back in?

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