The little pool of coolant is sitting on the valve cover lip just aft of the area circled in your pic. Looking more like that short hose, or the clamp may be leaking. I'll find out early next week when the auction will be. I'm considering taking a gamble and not asking to hear it run. My thinking, the battery is dead due to the standing lights being left on, if I don't ask to hear it run maybe the battery won't be charged before the auction and if the battery is dead no one will have the chance to hear it. That might just the key in not having to bid against anyone.

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Mike Tangas
'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

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