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dchaslow1 Feb 22, 2016 08:11 PM

Somebody please help
 
I have an 88 Cherokee with a coolant leak towards the back of the motor.It only leaks when it warms and I accelerate but mostly when I turn it off after I've driven it around. When I turn it off it looses the most and leaks onto the headers and steams like crazy. I can't figure out where it is coming from I thought maybe it was one of the freeze plugs but it doesn't look like it. I could be wrong but I'm stumped I checked the hoses and I can't seem to find where it is coming from. Ive noticed when I'm driving and I see some steam behind me the the motor has a slight increase in tempeture then returns to normal.

93XJeeper Feb 22, 2016 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dchaslow1 (Post 3217008)
I have an 88 Cherokee with a coolant leak towards the back of the motor.It only leaks when it warms and I accelerate but mostly when I turn it off after I've driven it around. When I turn it off it looses the most and leaks onto the headers and steams like crazy. I can't figure out where it is coming from I thought maybe it was one of the freeze plugs but it doesn't look like it. I could be wrong but I'm stumped I checked the hoses and I can't seem to find where it is coming from. Ive noticed when I'm driving and I see some steam behind me the the motor has a slight increase in tempeture then returns to normal.

sounds like a freeze plug to me. You won't be able to see/fix it unless you remove the transmission. Pic is from google

Radi Feb 23, 2016 02:41 AM

On old motors like that you can often look for the clean spot. Coolant steams away the old grease and oil. You might have to put a cooling system pressure tester on the radiator, pump it up and look for the leak.


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