antifreeze leak...help!!!!

[jonnie lawrence]

It has to get more than few degrees under 32 for water the freeze solid in a block so maybe you have a frost plug that is rusted

Do u think the ac delco tabs would work?

 

[thepcsurgeon]

The tabs are only a temporary fix and cost $5,if it works. Thats a sizable hole you have there. You will need to address the problem at some point. Older GM cars, like the old Caddy's, require these tabs every time the radiator is flushed because of head gasket tolerances and other flaws. again, only a temp. fix.

Do u think the ac delco tabs would work?

 

[jonnie lawrence]

The tabs are only a temporary fix and cost $5,if it works. Thats a sizable hole you have there. You will need to address the problem at some point. Older GM cars, like the old Caddy's, require these tabs every time the radiator is flushed because of head gasket tolerances and other flaws. again, only a temp. fix.

Yea just temporary is cool..i need to drive it to a friends house 20 miles away..he has a garage and hoist...to rainy in seattle to be outside

 

[thepcsurgeon]

Well,for $5 you will quickly find out.

 

[jonnie lawrence]

Well,for $5 you will quickly find out.

Whats 5 bucks right...thanx for the info

 

[joesregalproject]

Im in seattle...we barely hava a winter..

Even if you don't experience cold weather, plain water will cause corrosion inside the radiator, heater core, block, heads and intake manifold. You should always have some antifreeze in the system as it has anticorrosive properties that plain water does not. Running straight water for more than a week or so can do some damage.

 

[Dayzedandkonfuzed]

You mentioned the head gaskets had been done recently. I'd be checking the bottom row of bolts before pulling a transmission. If a back one was missed when torquing or not there at all, that would cause a leak like this.

All depends if its running down the side of the motor or if it's simply leaking from the mating surface between the flywheel inspection cover and the motor. If the side of the motor is dry above where you have taken that picture, then it's gonna be a freeze plug. If you pull the inspection cover and find a quart of water in it, its gonna be a freeze plug. If it's wet above the lowest transmission-to-block bolt, it must be running down the motor and will be another issue, such as head gasket or intake.

 

[pontiacgp]

Yea just temporary is cool..i need to drive it to a friends house 20 miles away..he has a garage and hoist...to rainy in seattle to be outside

If you have AAA it's rerally helful for a situation like this

 

[jonnie lawrence]

You mentioned the head gaskets had been done recently. I'd be checking the bottom row of bolts before pulling a transmission. If a back one was missed when torquing or not there at all, that would cause a leak like this.

All depends if its running down the side of the motor or if it's simply leaking from the mating surface between the flywheel inspection cover and the motor. If the side of the motor is dry above where you have taken that picture, then it's gonna be a freeze plug. If you pull the inspection cover and find a quart of water in it, its gonna be a freeze plug. If it's wet above the lowest transmission-to-block bolt, it must be running down the motor and will be another issue, such as head gasket or intake.

Yea its all dry...plus when i fill my radiator it leaks to about where the freeze plugs should be

 

[pontiacgp]

put in some colored water to make it easier to see where it is leaking from