cap85

coolant seems to be spraying everywhere but it is not overheating or leaking and the temp gauge stays in the middle....what could this be from?

rworegon

Hole in radiator, failed cap, failed water pump.....

With that much coolant flying around, it should be pretty easy to see where it is coming from.

Vang530

Clean up engine bay, drive for a while, monitor where leak is coming from...
my guess is water pump but it could be anything like rworegon said

cap85

alright, i will check those things. that is the only spot i could see where it was at

rworegon

Looking at the spray pattern, the source appears to be on the driver side and it might be right there at the water outlet to idler bearing transition.

http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/1990-1995...e/timingbe.pdf

annoyingrob

pinholes in coolant hoses can appear to not leak until under pressure.

cap85

i was going to replace the gasket on the water outlet and check the hoses..maybe just replace all of them?

rworegon

There is no gasket on the water outlet....it's a bead of FIPG/RTV in the groove, isn't it?

Replacing the hoses is a good idea.

cap85

yeah, i guess it is...i have some black rtv, is that what i would use?

rworegon

That would work. See the link up in post 5 for the bead width.

cap85

alight. i didn't see if it said i had to remove anything else but would assume no if im just resealing it.

OrRunner

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no you don't need to remove anything other than those two nuts/bolts. It would make it easier and less of a mess to take the top radiator hose off. Make sure to drain some of your coolant as well.

Make sure to clean your mating surfaces and If you can, don't drive or run the rig for a few hours, I let mine sit over night. Just had to seal the same outlet your looking at.

cap85

the hose attached to the water outlet? did you have coolant spraying all over the timing belt cover like the photo?

slow-mo

Does the V6 coolant coagulate into a solid? I can see something of a tiny orange-ish/pink-ish piece of whatever that is resting on the fan belt pulley in the center.

cap85

thats just what it looks like when it dries..i think anyway. ive drained the coolant and resealed that housing. the coolant looked fine coming out, the seal was pretty much gone so this should fix it. i hope

cap85

why does my book say to add 2.75 gallons of coolant but it cant even hold 2? am i missing something?

slow-mo

I can only assume the rest of the volume is in the heater core and related hoses.