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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 5:55 PM
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Chevy Taho with a ba b with a bad coolant leak I pulled the cover of the front under the radiator of th of the bottom of everythin was bright gree. I'd checked and the w and the water pump any other suggestio any other suggestions?
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Note to self, no more speak to txt... I have a bad coolant leak. I pulled the cover off the front directly under the bumper and the entire driverside of the motor was bright green. I checked hoses and water pump... Aside from a crack in the radiator itself; any other suggestions?
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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 9:26 PM
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Note to self, no more speak to txt... I have a bad coolant leak. I pulled the cover off the front directly under the bumper and the entire driverside of the motor was bright green. I checked hoses and water pump... Aside from a crack in the radiator itself; any other suggestions?
Depending on how bad the leak is. does it leak at idle? leak after shutdown? best you can do is trace the coolant...

you also got freeze plugs and whatnot in the side of the block, or you could've cracked a head, or the block...

is it holding any pressure? (check by how hard it is to squeeze the hoses while running or just after shutdown.)


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Old Nov 16, 2012 | 9:43 PM
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Welcome to the forum.

If the radiator has a cracked tank, it will leak. The tank(s) can be replaced.
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Old Nov 17, 2012 | 1:38 AM
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clean it off and pressure test/watch while it runs...if its that bad of a leak it shouldn't be hard to find
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