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Subject:Mysterious Coolant Drip 2.1
From:Max Wellhouse
Date:Sat, 4 Oct 2008 12:32:24 -0500

Troops:   Ever since R&Ring my metal coolant pipe a few weeks ago, I
have had a slight orange coolant drip that is a pain to figure out
where it's coming from.  Nothing at the pipe is wet, nor any of the
hoses that go into or out of the oil cooler, but still a single drop
of coolant will form on the low spot of the oil cooler and then drop
to the ground every 3-4 minutes after the engine has shut off.  Can't
say for sure if the dripping occurs after the engine cools or not.  I
just drove 700 miles this week on the road and lost maybe a total of
an inch of coolant in the overflow tank, so this is not a huge leak.

Any idea where this could be coming from?  Crack in the oil
cooler?   The HEPU pump is barely a year old.  I didn't use silicone
sealer with the replacement o ring on the pipe, but I can't see where
the coolant would be coming from.  I can't believe that the silver
soldering job done on the pipe would warp the mating surface so badly
that an o ring would leak and I'm like 99% sure I got the o ring
seated properly.

Thanks

DM&FS