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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 10:34 AM
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coolant disappearing from radiator

I have 1988 iroc camaro 350 and about every two days the coolant is gone from radiator. coolant is still in the bottle and that never changes. I did a pressure test of coolant system and at first I found a leak in a hose for coolant to throttle body. I fixed that but it still is using coolant but never pulls from the bottle. there is no smoke coming from exhaust and there's no coolant in oil. any ideas?
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Old Mar 29, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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coolant theives?
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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Did you change the cap?
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 03:59 PM
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Heater core?
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:18 PM
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water pumps gone bad
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:22 PM
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headgasket :P
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Old Mar 31, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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Re: coolant disappearing from radiator

Not likely to be any of those if it holds a pressure test.
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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caps been change as well
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Old Jun 17, 2011 | 07:26 PM
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Re: coolant disappearing from radiator

You need to do a cylinder leak down test for each cylinder. While doing so, check for bubbles in your radiator...
Wait is this an auto? Perhaps trans/coolant jackets are crossing....? I doubt it, but still the chance.
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 12:19 PM
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mushroom cap looken thing next to the TB.
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 01:34 PM
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Re: coolant disappearing from radiator

Can we get a little bit more on diagnostics? Is there coolant residue anywhere in the engine bay, like near the radiator cap?

Does the car actually leak, or at least leave puddles of coolant once you park it?
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 01:36 PM
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Re: coolant disappearing from radiator

May be losing it through your exhaust. Just happened to me few months back with my Malibu.
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 01:53 PM
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Re: coolant disappearing from radiator

Originally Posted by RyanEricW
You need to do a cylinder leak down test for each cylinder. While doing so, check for bubbles in your radiator...
Instead of guessing around with heads in ***, try this.
Listen for air leaking from tailpipe, from radiator (bubbles), intake, etc.
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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Re: coolant disappearing from radiator

my old car i use to have blew a head gasket and it sucked the coolant in the heads and evaporated through my exhaust. lol ran for like a year with a blown head gasket till it died on the way to the scrap yard.
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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Re: coolant disappearing from radiator

Originally Posted by NeoTath
my old car i use to have blew a head gasket and it sucked the coolant in the heads and evaporated through my exhaust. lol ran for like a year with a blown head gasket till it died on the way to the scrap yard.

Lucky you. Mine lasted 2 weeks started dyin on my way back home from Six Flags with me kids.
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