rickrad Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 :shock: Walked out to the garage last night and there is coolant puddled under the bird. Not a little....alot, like 1-1/2 ft diameter. I don't know what happened, she just puked. Any ideas what may have caused this? I can't imagine the the coolant froze but I suppose it's possible we did have a week a while back where it go down to like -25. I haven't checked the coolant, I always use the Honda 50/50 and last year I added some water wetter to try to get the thing not to overheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 shes ruined.. Sell it I will give you $100 :twisted: Actually it might have froze alittle as water wetter isn't a antifreeze, the expansion of the water might have caused it to leak.. Just get your neighbors dog to lick it up or something. :twisted: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrad Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 I only added some water wetter to the antifreeze mix. I know the Honda stuff is a 50/50 mix but I would have though it would have been enough to keep er from becoming a popcycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K9XX Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Rick, I always pull the Bird into the living room when the temps in the garage are low. It dipped into the 50s here the other night :poke: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrad Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 Rick, I always pull the Bird into the living room when the temps in the garage are low. Â It dipped into the 50s here the other night :poke: HAHAHAHAHA! :flipoff: I wish I had the room to get the bird in. :sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51'er Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Rick, do you know where the coolant is coming from? Find the highest spot you can that has coolant on it. It may just be from a hose if a clamp isn't tight enough. My car and truck both had coolant under them this year when it was -30. It was coming from under a hose clamp in both. The cold weather does that. What you're describing does sound like more than a small leak. But you never know 'til you check the whole machine over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in PA Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 It should be easy to trace the wet spot upwards and see where it's coming from. Is your garage attached or not? If it is, it didn't get all the way down to -25. How much did you dilute it you think? 50/50 is good down to -34F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrad Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 It should be easy to trace the wet spot upwards and see where it's coming from.Is your garage attached or not? If it is, it didn't get all the way down to -25. How much did you dilute it you think? 50/50 is good down to -34F. Garage not attached. Didn't dilute at all, Honda stuff it 50/50 outta the bottle. I almost think it was coming from the cap, but it was dark and I'll check it better when I get home this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey_XX Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Rodents chew on coolant lines. Not sure it's your case, but an inspection will tell. Hugo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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