Keep a very close eye on your temperature gauge. If that’s the case, you may be looking at a bad hose, water pump, or thermostat housing. No obvious leakage from heater in engine compartment or on passengers side inside car. The puddle should not appear under the engine itself. Started out small a few years ago-now leaks about a half gallon a week No puddle on top of engine and thermostat housing looks dry Hoses dont appear to be leaking and heater valve is dry. The hose connections from the top hose can also leak if the clamp is rusted or broken.and you might not see that without checking.Īpending on what work you have lined up and when you are going to take on the project you might consider an overhaul on the coolant system hoses, clamps, and other components.I did mine every year or two depending on other projects.but the water pump seal and thermostat seal don't generally let go without some provocation.again, like an over heat situation. You should notice the leak directly under your Ranger’s radiator if you let it idle in the same spot for long enough.
1997 FORD RANGER BELT FELL OFF NOW LEAKING COOLANT ENGINE CRACK
The main areas of seepage are the weephole, the area around the water pump, the area around the thermostat, and it could even be forced out from the area between the head and the block.Ĭould also be a crack in the head somewhere that allows the coolant to leak out.not so much on the 2.3 but my Suzuki 1.6 had a nice crack on the exhaust side that dripped onto the hot exhaust causing a nice steam bath effect.that would require an overheat situation generally. The coolant shouldn't harm the belt as the hoses are made of rubber also.the hoses that the coolant runs through, that is.Īs you can probably appreciate, leaks can be deceiving if you are driving the truck because the engine fan and higher speed air pass through can force it around so it appears to come from places other than where it is leaking.
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