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Bottom of radiator is wet (antifreeze), any experience out there?

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Old 01-26-2009, 04:26 AM
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Default Bottom of radiator is wet (antifreeze), any experience out there?

It is a slow leak but I do have to refill every month or so. Radiator hoses on top side look ok, nothing obvious. Could this be a cracked radiator or most likely a hose connection which is not easily visible without taking radiator off?
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Can you tell if it is more on the right side or left?
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I think that as you drive, it will spread the antifreeze along the bottom. However, on the passenger side, I see a drip form a bolt at the base of the radiator.
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<center><img src="http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f202/G1968Y/S8/Rad_hoses.jpg"></center><p>If you pull off the intake plenum you should be able to look in and see the top radiator inlet hose (one of the two large hoses) and maybe feel around it to see if there is any drippage. The bottom one is a little harder to get at. The radiator end of it can be seen easily from below with the belly pan removed, but the engine end is tucked back above and behind the alternator. I would take it to a carwash and spray of all of the existing leakage and then maybe when it dries off you can see where the coolant is leaking from.
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