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Subject:Re: Cold Weather Coolant Puddle
From:Edward Maglott
Date:Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:14:10 -0500

I had these cold weather drips under each cylinder head for many of the 15
years I had my 86.  the subaru coolant additive did help. I never took the
heads off to fix the actual cause.
Edward

On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM Jamie Auch <jamie@kookymathteacher.com>
wrote:

> Dear List,
> I have a 1989 Blue Star with a 2.1. Three nights ago the temps dipped
> below 30 F. in Western North Carolina. The next morning, I had
> A puddle of coolant in the drivers side rear of the Vanagon. The next
> night, I was working in the garage and left the BlueStar in the garage.
> There was no puddle Yesterday.
> Once again, I left the Vanagon outside and found a larger puddle this
> morning. To my cold weather list members, is this a recurring problem? What
> should
> I look to do to fix the problem. Thanks.
> Jamie Auch
> The Kooky Math Teacher
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone

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