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Old 12-10-2007, 02:47 PM
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turn my heater/defroster on and noticed a smell of coolant.. but havnt noticed any coolant puddels on the floor boards.. pinhole leak in the core?

 
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Old 12-10-2007, 04:22 PM
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Are you seeing any residue on the inside of your windshield? When mine went bad with a pinhole it put a film on the windshield that was a pain to clean. Just because you smell coolant does not necessarily mean it’s the heater core, though it could be. If you had a leak in the engine compartment and it got hot enough to vaporize it would be possible to smell that inside the cab.
 
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actually there is a wierd film on my windshield... and it tastes funny too
 
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actually there is a wierd film on my windshield... and it tastes funny too

????? What did you do lick the windsheild?
 
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a little bit..

 
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shott were you one of those kids on the short buss who was always licking the windows???\

yah sounds like the heater core....almost bet it is auchually
 
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Old 12-11-2007, 12:29 AM
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a little bit..

somehow i think i might have the same problem. i smelled coolant today to i just hope it not it, im done with problems[:@]
 
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I had the same problem and this is what I found:


 
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a little bit..

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