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    Coolant drip/beading??

    I noticed a wetness around the cross member on the front end of the Lincoln. I did an oil change and was messy with pouring oil in, so I thought it was that. However last night, I check the fluids, my antifreeze was relatively full. My oil seemed ok.
    When I took a peek under (I was wearing nice clothes) I noticed drips along those two parallel metal lines that went in front of the forward oil plug. I saw green antifreeze beading along the metal lines. I couldn’t take a detailed gander underneath but was wondering what the heck it could be
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    Well if it's antifreeze, it's probably antifreeze.

    Wash it off, and check for leaks, could be any number of things.
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      #3
      if it's on the trans lines, might be from above (water pump, thermostat housing, hose clamp loose, upper hose, lower intake, timing cover) and could also be from the radiator at where the lines enter the tanks and just draining down along the lines.

      +1 clean things off and check again where things are getting wet from.

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        #4
        water pump would be my guess. Its directly above that area. Laying under it and looking up with a flashlight will probably find the trouble. Follow the green trail.
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          #5
          Well I looked all over my water pump, no dounbt it looks wet on the outside. However I see as if the wetness is coming from the small 90 degree hose coming from thermostat to water pump. Hard to tell.

          I might get a pressure pump and pressurize the system to see if it in fact the water pump or maybe that hose
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            #6
            Would be nice if it were only the hose. Your wallet and your back will thank you!!


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              #7
              I noticed the same exact problem on my car today. Hoses and water pump are fairly new. I'll be doing the timing chain this next week and I will look for the leak while I have everything apart.

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                #8
                must be something in the air!

                i came out from the store this evening to a small pool of coolant under the car... crawled under for a look, and though it was hard to tell (getting dark, and of course everything is covered in grime), looked to be beading from the trans lines, but feeling around it seemed like the drip was coming from where the starter attaches. not sure if coming from above or not. guess i'll pull it up on the ramps tomorrow before the damn snow falls again. :grrr:

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                  #9
                  is it coolant or just water? If it's on the passenger side near the firewall, it could be the heater hoses, the egr cooler hoses (most likely), or the lower intake (least likely).

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                  Originally posted by gadget73
                  ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                  Originally posted by dmccaig
                  Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by sly View Post
                    is it coolant or just water? If it's on the passenger side near the firewall, it could be the heater hoses, the egr cooler hoses (most likely), or the lower intake (least likely).
                    it was definitely coolant...
                    took it over and power-washed the undercarriage, refilled the radiator and drove it around for a while both with heater on and off. of course now it isn't leaking.
                    since we're getting ready for snow and cold again, i'm sure it will wait until the middle of the storm before it decides to vomit again.

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                      #11
                      I'm actually having the same issue with my 88. Found the radiator half down and it's not leaking since I filled it back up.

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                      Originally posted by gadget73
                      ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                      Originally posted by dmccaig
                      Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                        #12
                        weird behavior!

                        I still have the puddle. I am pretty sure it's leaking from around the water pump, it looks wet around that small elbow hose coming from the thermostat to water pump. Hopefully I will have time to look at it this week. I am dreading draining the radiator though!!!
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                          #13
                          If you have a drain valve on the radiator, and if it's not seized or otherwise buggered, there's nothing to it. I put a small piece of split loom on the little spout and put a jug underneath. In order to avoid drips out of the valve, I keep the flow low and it takes awhile, but it's very simple and convenient.

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                            #14
                            I have an old piece of hose from God knows what that I slip over the drain bib and redirect to a pan so as to avoid drippage from all points of the lower radiator support. Whatever works, works. And yes, silly easy, though the plug may be quite stiff and need some pliers to persuade it to open at first, but then it's all easy from there.

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                            Originally posted by gadget73
                            ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                            Originally posted by dmccaig
                            Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                              #15
                              Right, I just want to go low enough so that the coolant level is lower then the elbow hose and upper radiator hose, right?
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