Thanks for the sniffer test tip John.

Did you find that the fill tank was empty?

In my case, the fill tank was empty, expansion tank 1/3 down.

I don't smell any coolant being burned though.
I'll drop the clam shell and go through all hose connections again.

Neil.

On 4/28/15, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just went thru this.  Head gasket leak. Exhaust gases pressurize the
> coolant, forcing it out of the reservoir into the over flow. the only
> way to really confirm is to do a sniffer test on the coolant. Exhaust
> gases will show in the coolant.
>

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