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Old 11-14-2010, 05:32 PM
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I have a 97 Cherokee Sport I6. When driving and after I park I can smell coolant. The temp gauge shows good temps and I find no leaks. The resv is at the right mark and when I remove the cap the fluid looks good. Any Ideas?
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Look under the dash on the passengers side. You will see a black box with a cable attached to it. You may find your coolant leak on the stud the cable is hooked to. I had a similar problem that soon got worse. As time went on I started seeing trails of vapor coming from the vents and the windows started fogging up. I knew then my heater core had sprouted a leak. I dont know of any thing else it could be if you didnt find any leaks under the hood. Its not a bad fix just takes a little time and attention to detail. It took about 5 hours to fix mine with the help of a friend.

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Old 11-22-2010, 06:52 PM
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You can have your cooling system pressure tested to find antifreeze leaks
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