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Old 12-07-2006, 09:20 AM
gmercoleza gmercoleza is offline
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Originally Posted by Hit Man X View Post
Usually the front seal on the pump is the issue. The cooler lines can leak as well as the o-ring on the case from the dipstick.

And letting the vehicle idle for that long doesn't really help, I used to but now I just start it up and let the RPMs calm down a bit... then just drive very slow with minimal throttle out of the neighborhood.

You want all fluids warmed up, not just the coolant.
Thanks for the tips. I will crawl around eventually but hope it's not the front seal on the pump. Tranny has to come out for that, right?

As for the warming up, I was doing it on the days when it was very cold outside and my kids complain that it's freezing. Letting it idle with the heater on low actually does help. When we get in, it's not as chilly.
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