Sigh. First breakdown tow on the daily driver.

[jdlmodelt]

I topped off the coolant when I first bought my car and realized i cross threaded the cap when I reinstalled it and it didn't seal and puked out all of the coolant. Check that first. look for a bad O ring or missalinged cap.

Originally Posted by Retroman1969

Finished a job out in Midwest City, and saw a puddle under the right rear tire. It was by the curb, so I didn't think anything of it. Drain water maybe.
5 miles down the road, the red light started flashing. Uh oh.
I pulled over and nothing was leaking out, but the right rear suspension components were wet. I checked the trunk and the coolant was half empty in the tank with more residue around the black plastic cover.
I was in a really bad area and wanted to get out of there so I called AAA to have it taken to my shop.






I'm thinking tank or lines going to the tank.
Any other thoughts welcomed.
I can't complain with 170,000 hard miles on the clock and no breakdowns until now.

[seningen]

Originally Posted by jdlmodelt

I topped off the coolant when I first bought my car and realized i cross threaded the cap when I reinstalled it and it didn't seal and puked out all of the coolant. Check that first. look for a bad O ring or missalinged cap.

Did the same thing on the first morning of a track weekend.

Thought I lost the water pump until I opened the trunk.

Let it cool and made a dozen trips to the bathroom with my drinking water bottle.
Figured for a weekend, I could live without distilled water :-)

No problems after that.

Mike