We're in Great Falls, Montana, having driven here from Georgia in my 1985
1.9 liter. When we came out of the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center,
there was a steady drip of coolant from under the engine. At that rate of
dripping I think there would have been more coolant on the ground if it
leaked the whole time we were in the museum. I traced the leak to the area
around the small hose behind the thermostat housing.

I drove into town to get a better signal to see if a vanagon shop is
nearby. After being parked for a while I checked again, and there was no
dripping. The coolant reservoir is only an inch low. Being late, we went to
the local KOA ($$$). I just checked and the dirt below the engine is wet,
but not dripping.

I replaced that hose 7 1/2 years ago. If the hose is leaking shouldn't the
coolant leak all the time?