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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 04:40 PM
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ok so here is the story i had a cracked coolant tank i swapped it out checked my hoses and everything but i still have a leak but it only leaks right after i shut the jeep off and it loses about a 1/4 of the coolant in the tank. i cant find the leak i think the radiator might be busted but im not sure can anyone help.
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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when it leaks is it up towards the front? or closer to your football? Clamps tight enough?
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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Can you see it dripping from other places cept the bottle?
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 05:26 PM
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clamps are tight. i cant find where it is leaking from its all soaked from where i have my coolant tank to the radiator.
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 05:59 PM
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there is some coolant pooling up right underneath the radiator
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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seen alot of rads start leaking around 150k. They usually leak around the passenger side bottem, same side the resorvoirs on.
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 05:12 AM
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yea thats where its leakin at
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Old Apr 29, 2010 | 09:58 AM
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x2 on the rad, I kept having coolant sprayed all over the undercarriage after "most" trips, but not all.

I felt sure it was my hose to the coolant bottle, then my water pump & lower hose. Changed all these with no difference

Finally noticed coolant on the top of the bumper, pass side just like tiwvr1 says.

The rad is really crammed in there with A/C, you won't see it until you pull it but all my tabs were cracked that hold the plastic rad sidetank on. Poor setup. Got a new rad with the same poor setup but the leak is now gone!
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