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Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 22:42:47 +0100
From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com>
Subject: Re: '92 900 classic coolant mystery


robobass wrote: > I just bought this car, and after maybe 100 miles it seems excellent > so far, but I faintly smell coolant in the cockpit. If I turn on the > heat to see if the heater core is leaky, guess what? The smell goes > away! Under the hood I get the faintest whiff of coolant as well, but > no sign of a leak. All the hoses are new, and I don't lose a drop. I > have not done a pressure test yet. I am pretty sure it is coolant I am > smelling. I have worked alot with polymers and paint solvents, so I > can tell one organic vapor from another. I think it is not my > imagination that when the heat is on and the temperature dial is > turned away from cold (six o'clock) I no longer smell the smell in the > cockpit. Any ideas? Almost definitely a leaking heater valve - this controls the flow of coolant through the matrix (core). Very common problem. Remove the lower dash (kick panel) and take a look. You'll be able to see the valve behind the dash. I bet it's dripping. -- Grunff

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