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    Help, car is dumping coolant

    I was coming out of my school today when I looked under my car and saw a pretty large puddle of coolant. The puddle was under the mid part of the engine instead of the radiator or the coolant hoses, and the car was parked on flat ground. I also checked the coolant hoses and they were not leaking.The drive to school was about two miles, and i never saw the temperature gauge go pass the halfway mark. I replaced the water pump less than a year ago. Does anyone know what may have happened? is it possible that i have a blown head gasket, and the coolant is coming out from between the block and the head?
    thanks

    #2
    you might have blown the gasket that is near the part where the engine heats up the coolant. i forgot what it's called, heater core?

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    And with a car looking like yours I imagine the balance shall tip in the favor of insult, like a big fat fucking retarded fucking black girl on a see-saw, opposite... a dwarf.

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      #3
      It should be pretty obvious where the coolant is coming from. If not let it idle with the hood open and wait for the water works.
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        #4
        Thanks for your help. I found the problem, one of the hoses connected to to throttle body was somehow loosened and was spraying the engine. I now have a new problem, i found coolant in my afm, throttle body, and intake manifold. its not a huge amount but enough to see and feel. I have noticed this before and thought it was oil, does this mean that the throttle body is leaking coolant into the manifold, and that i need another one?

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          #5
          I suppose it is possible for the TB to have developed a leak, but it could be that coolant loose in the that area got sucked into the intake. You could pressure test to TB heater to see if it has a leak.
          The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
          Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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