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Old 02-21-2013, 03:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
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my 92 celica is overheating and the head gasket isnt bad beleive its leaking but cant pinpoint the area its coming from cant see it at all starting to get angry help pls
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Old 02-22-2013, 04:22 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Have you tried to pressure test it? If you do not have the device any decent shop will and should not mind checking for you. The radiators on these things do eventually spring a leak, usually somewhere around the top tank. As soon as I got mine pressurized I could see exactly where the leak was and discovered it needed a new radiator.....
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Old 02-23-2013, 12:08 AM   #3 (permalink)
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i put the stop leak in it didnt help its weird the car haad been hit on the driver side the door is pretty bad and the fender isnt terrible the overflow tank doesnt fill up it all sprays around my battery my air wont kick on until it start to overheat after a while and its cold where i live and when i hit the breaks to turn it goes all the way to the top of the engine temp i can figure it out there isnt any leaks after the car has sat for a while or anything
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sounds like there may be a crack at the top of the tank if your overflow does not fill up. I had no puddles under the car at all because the leak sprayed out on to the heat shield and evaporated before it could form a puddle when stopped. Pressure testing it made it squirt out a stream that allowed me to easily locate the leak.
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Old 02-25-2013, 01:37 AM   #5 (permalink)
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think i got it figured out i think the radiator is clogged ordered another one
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