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Old 09-15-2017, 05:22 PM   #1
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Well, there is one thing still plaguing me.
I have had all of the carpet pulled up from the trunk for a while now.
I filled it with coolant and drove it and am letting it cool down.
All seems well, except that the strange "rag carpet type thing" that goes across the rear of the bulkhead is wet in the lower right corner by the tank. It has not dried up since the meltdown. I think this may mean that there is steam or coolant leaking onto it ever so slightly or it just hasn't dried out yet.
It is pretty thick stuff and maybe it will just take a while to dry out?
It must be so small of an amount leaking that it's not visible.
The tank is dry, the hoses seem dry, but that thing should not be wet. What is that, anyway?
How can I test it to see if it is indeed being leaked on?
When I press down on it, it's wet.
There's been so much water, coolant, overflow, etc in the past week that I can't tell if it's indeed just soaked or is continually getting wetter.

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Old 09-15-2017, 07:16 PM   #2
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At this point I would just drive it and keep an eye on the coolant level. The level will tell you soon enough if you still have a leak.

Or have the system pressure tested.
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Old 09-16-2017, 06:17 AM   #3
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Thanks.
I'm going to drive it a lot today and see what's going on.
A pressure test will be next if the levels seem to change.
This place is very helpful.
Thanks.
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