Was the coolant maybe from someone else previously in the spot?

Just guessing.

Jim

On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 6:58 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote:
> I checked my van tonight and this one time leak remains
> mysterious. �I took the belt off the water pump. �The pulley has very
> little play in it. �Almost none in and out along the shaft axis and
> just a little click moving the pulley up and down. �That doesn't
> really mean anything in terms of measurement, I know. �I will try at
> some point to rig up a dial indicator to measure it. �the shaft turns
> smoothly by hand with a little resistance. �I pressurized my cold
> cooling system and got no leaking anywhere near the location that the
> roadside leak occurred.
> Puzzled-- Edward
>
> At 07:39 AM 4/6/2010, Ken Wilford wrote:
>>
>> I concur with Dennis. �It sounds like a water pump starting to leak
>> to me. �They can be intermittent some times. �You need to get this
>> checked out and repaired very soon as the pump can lock up and fry
>> your engine in less than a couple of minutes. �Let me know if you
>> need any parts.
>>
>> Ken Wilford
>> John 3:16
>> www.vanagain.com
>>
>>
>> Edward Maglott wrote:
>>>
>>> I had driven for maybe 100 miles this morning, the last 20 or so on
>>> the interstate. �I stopped at a rest area. �I usually let the engine
>>> idle at least a minute in that situation because �I know it hates
>>> that hard running then engine shut off scenario. �Well, I was in �a
>>> hurry and shut off the engine. �I looked underneath to check for the
>>> leaking ATF situation I've been having and to my horror there was
>>> coolant dripping/running off of the oil filter and the oil
>>> cooler. �It was probably a few ounces total. �I came back from the
>>> restroom and set about finding what was up. �Looked from the top and
>>> saw nothing. �Crawled under with flashlight and still could not see
>>> anything in the way of a source of the leak. �started the engine and
>>> revved it bit- �still nothing. �Coolant level was fine in both tanks
>>> and the hose between them was secure. �I thought I heard what might
>>> be water pump noise, but didn't take the belt off to check for play
>>> in the shaft.
>>>
>>> Drove the rest of the way (about 160 miles of interstate, including a
>>> mtn climb) home with eagle eye on the gauge and light and frequent
>>> stops to check for leaks. �Nothing. �I'm guessing that the temp
>>> spiked when I didn't let it idle after the highway running and maybe
>>> had a pressure spike. �What in the area above the oil cooler and
>>> filter might cause this intermittent leak? �The weird part is that
>>> after that one time it didn't continue leaking.
>>>
>>> Edward
>