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Antifreeze leaks

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by sparky, Sep 16, 2006.

  1. Sep 16, 2006
    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    Ok, what am I/did I do wrong here?

    I have antifreeze puddling in my intake valleys and on top of my timing cover. I've retorqued all the bolts, when I retorqued my cylinder heads, in sequence to the proper specs and they won't tighten anymore now. :(
     
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    Posimoto

    Posimoto Hopeless JEEP Addict

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    Hose clamp worked loose on water outlet to radiator?
     
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    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    Well, maybe. I just doublechecked. :oops:

    Finding loose bolts that turned a 1/4 turn made me look no farther after I retorqued everything last Sunday. I need to pay closer attention to such things.

    The upper hose at the water neck on the intake is wet. Would that get antifreeze all the way back on the right side in the middle of the intake? It doesn't look like it's spraying all over the place. But that does look wet. Guessing that for sure is where the coolant on top of the timing cover comes from.
     
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    jpflat2a

    jpflat2a what's that noise?

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    check by pass and/or upper hose for leak on timing cover
    other location sounds like maybe a leak thru the bolt threads on one of the manifold bolts
     
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    jpflat2a

    jpflat2a what's that noise?

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    unless there is a pinhole leak in the upper hose
     
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    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    Upper hose had a large gash in it just above the water neck.

    To be more specific, it was on the underside where I couldn't see it when it was installed.
     
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    gscj5

    gscj5 H2 Recovery Team

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    :twisted: Sabotage!!!:twisted:
     
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    84cj7er

    84cj7er Thats not a pillow....!!!

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    I had one a while back ago...The pet**** valve was open some...
     
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    gscj5

    gscj5 H2 Recovery Team

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    R) Thats funny...you can't say pet****...R) R)
     
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    Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

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    I had some new 5/8 heater hose on my wagon that had pinholes in it. Just a matter of luck that I happened to notice green antifreeze seeping through it.
     
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    jpflat2a

    jpflat2a what's that noise?

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    I really hate that sweet smell of antifreeze.....
    no other smell like that
    glad to hear just the hose
    something simple
     
    jpflat2a, Sep 16, 2006
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