So I checked the level when I got home - normal. Maybe the new cap did the trick. There were no leaks at either the aux. watr pump or any of the radiator hose lines. Fingers crossed but I will check daily to monitor.
On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 3:36 PM, <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Patty is super helpful advice, Peter - many thanks. Do you make house > calls? > -- > Sent from myMail app for Android > > Monday, 16 March 2015, 01:47PM -0400 from Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > > Leaks that I have found on this system: > Porous heater or radiator hoses that only weep under pressure. > Failed radiator cap. > Cracked plastic coolant tank, either around the filler neck or down > the seam. > Bad water pump only leaking when hot and under pressure -- this one > can be hard to find. > Failed auxillary pump that only leaks when running -- look for coolant > traces below the pump or coolant in the rubber holder. > Failed head gasket leaking out the side. Failed head gasket leaking > into the coolant passages, blowing coolant out the overlfow (check for > pressurized hoses when cold). > Cracked head, same symptoms as the head gasket. > Pressure test the system, that should at least eliminate some of the > common possibilities. > Peter > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: https://server.secureplusplusfour.net:2083/cpsess595060604/3rdparty/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
