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Old 10-18-2003, 10:31 PM
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Radiator HELP please!!

I have taken off the radiator on my 95 z because I have noticed a small leak creating a puddle on my driveway. I know it is coming from the radiator and I know it is coming from the fins on the radiator. I now have my radiator on the work bench an have tryed to find the hole all night with water and air. Unfortunatly I can't wait til monday to get to a shop to get it tested so I need some ideas on trying to find this leak. I thinks I know in about 3 inches where it is but I need a little more clarification before I try to fix it. Any one have any ideas????
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Old 10-18-2003, 10:37 PM
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What they do at the shop is put low pressure air into the radiator and hold it under water to find where it bubbles.
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I took your suggestion rob and got no air bubbles do you suppose it could be the ac condenser???
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Old 10-19-2003, 09:07 AM
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Originally posted by pelebkf
I took your suggestion rob and got no air bubbles do you suppose it could be the ac condenser???
Was the puddly definitely anti-freeze? Most anything that is going to leak from the a/c system will be in gas form. Perhaps you might want to rent a pressure tester for the cooling system, so you can track the leak down. Most often, a small puddle is caused by leakage from the water pump weep hole. It may intermittently leak a little right after the car is parked and then when pressure drops, it stops.
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