Afraid of the answer.....

[robdelorenzo]

But the tank was done by them months ago.

It was never an issue until the day the pulley went bad.

Someone earlier in the thread did refer me to a different mechanic near where I live in case I need it (thank you for that)

So we will see.

Maybe I'll be able to do it.

I will also get you a photo.

[911monty]

This is the next logical step. Too much time and long distance troubleshooting to assume or take anything for granted now. We're getting closer though.

[robdelorenzo]

Point taken.

The car still runs great.

It just has a bladder problem.

[Nine8Six]

If its loosing coolant, you could ideally run two tubes from under the driver and passenger seats up to the water pump. Car needs to be parked outdoor for this mod to work. It would refill your coolant tank periodically and protect the immobilizer at the same time.

Sorry to be sarcastic, read 'bladder problem' and couldn't resist. Sorry.

Hope your indy will be able pressurize that misbehaving cooling system for you this Tuesday and let you know what's wrong with it. Luck man

[robdelorenzo]

Back at it.
It's a new day so a few things to try.
I will also get some photos of the manifold hoses.
We will see.

[robdelorenzo]

Nothing short of maddening.

Just for laughs I unplugged the connection that the mechanic put into the hose from the top of the oil cooler and started the car for a few seconds.

Needless to say, coolant was flowing everywhere and at a very high rate.
There's no way that hose is connected directly to the drain hose as it's just too high of a flow rate.

But, for the brief few seconds I did have it disconnected, I did not see anything coming out of the drain hose!

I reconnected the hose and then lightly sprayed everything down with water to get the coolant off of the car and engine. I then let it sit a bit and then started it up.

It started draining drops and a small amount of coolant again out of the hose.
I drove it around a bit and noticed that it was draining most of the drive.

I pulled it back into the garage and noticed that there was steam coming out of the drain hole and the side of the car. That was probably some of the water I used to lightly was off the coolant.

I then started it up two different times and nothing was dripping out of the drain!

I will also take some photos of the manifold after it cools down a bit.