In a message dated 1/30/03 6:08:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, Jeanon@AOL.COM
writes:

<< I can smell burning antifreeze outside the van on the passenger side. I
 looked underneath and saw nothing. Looked in engine comparment-nix. Help. I
 am a newbie. Can someone suggest what could be wrong. I dont appear to be
 loosing coolant looking at the expansion tank. BTW what is the tank behind
 the passender front wheel? >>

Sid,

Your expansion tank for coolant is to the driver's side to the rear of the
engine lid opening. Then below that accessible via the license plate cover is
your overflow tank.

The plastic reservoir you see up front under the passenger side is one of the
vapor recovery canisters for fuel. There should be a matching one under the
driver's side.

While we're at it, there is another plastic tank under the driver's foot.
It's your windshield washer reservoir. Lift the carpet on the left side to
access the cover from inside. The windshield washer tank for your rear window
is inside rear just behind the rear bench.

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