[Shotimes] major coolant leak

[Ron Nottingham]

Don, try plugging the heater hoses (make a loop of them, feed one into the
other).  This would take the heater core, and anything coming from the
firewall out of the loop.  If it still leaks (pours?), then your problem is
under hood, if no leaks, I would start by examining where the heater hoses
plug up to the firewall for the heater core, and then work inside.

If the coolant leak is coming from the A/C drain line, then he may need to
replace everything HVAC related behind the dash.  If so, looks like it could
be a good donor for a race SHO, if he doesn't want to spend the money on
replacing all that stuff.

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "don donelson" <1badsho@thenuthouse.com>


> Had a customer bring his car over last night to my house with a major
> coolant leak ..... and didnt see any freeze plugs leaking that would be
> obvious.
>
> This isnt a trickle ... this is a flow of water draining down from the
rear
> back motor mount on the back side of the motor mount  ..... heater core
> hoses are ok .... and i asked our techs .. that if the heater core goes it
> can actually drain out of the a/c drain line ..... the coolant .. which i
> have never heard of ... and would like to confirm this .... but the
location
> of the leak ... would confirm this .. since its so far back of the motor
...
> and to the far right side.
>
> I thought of a water pump .... but the leak is to massive .. and cant see
> the coolant coming from the water pump ..coming down the rear right motor
> mount.
>
> I thought of a head gasket ... near a water jacket ... or what our tech
said
> here ...
>
> Any other suggestions ?