Peter, The miniscule leak you describe is likely due to an old weeping coolant hose. First check the bypass hose, then the lower hose. I see the problem periodically in my 'fleet', and it's usually the same fix.
BTW, I read somewhere that coolant molecules actually are smaller than H2O and find their way through more easily through old hose. I need a chemist to explain how that can possibly be...doesn't a molecule of ethylene glycol have more atoms than water? Good Luck, Bruce 82 300CD 348kmi 'His' 85 300CD 253kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 202kmi 'Donner' 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' gone to a better place 74 240D 79kmi 'Orangewagen' 73 220D 'Fnu Lnu' --------------------------------- Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Mar 09 07:16:47 2007 Received: from m12.nyc.untd.com ([64.136.22.75]) by server8.arterytc8.net with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) id 1HPZLL-0000NW-45 for mercedes@okiebenz.com; Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:16:47 +0000 Received: from m12.nyc.untd.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by m12.nyc.untd.com with SMTP id AABC9CCQZALMEM9S for <mercedes@okiebenz.com> (sender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>); Thu, 8 Mar 2007 23:16:39 -0800 (PST) X-UNTD-OriginStamp: P5Q9qLmo38jKPWLaCkMrzq86mayvridcJC+mw9EXYLv+rnmjCp3qvQ== Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) by m12.nyc.untd.com (jqueuemail) id MGDFXMY3; Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:16:19 PST To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 01:21:51 -0600 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Mailer: Juno 5.0.33 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 7 From: Stephen D Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-ContentStamp: 3:4:324340296 X-UNTD-Peer-Info: 127.0.0.1|localhost|m12.nyc.untd.com|[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] HICKS FROM THE STICKS X-BeenThere: mercedes@okiebenz.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9.cp2 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_okiebenz.com.okiebenz.com> List-Unsubscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com> List-Post: <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:16:49 -0000 I guess I'm just a HICK from the sticks' I do all my Electrical, Plumbing, carpentry, diesel work, all auto repair, watch repair, Tattooing in the long past, etc.; couldn't stand the city; couldn't shoot my machine guns & semi autos, in town so moved out in the "sticks"; nice to live here, not with PEOPLE like JOHN HOWARD in OZ.; me & my very good Aussie friend agree; oh i did not try the oil thing; thought it was cheaper to just use diesel fuel. SURE glad all these responses are ALL in FUN!! Steve