S-10 coolant leak
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Hi, I have a 93 Chevrolet S-10 and recently I have found coolant leaking onto passenger side carpet. I can smell coolant and the vehicle starts to fog up whilst driving. Obviously it’s coming from under the dash somewhere, but are there any specific things I should look for before I start to disassemble the dash? Any thoughts on where it could come from? Thanks, Tony
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> Hi, > I have a 93 Chevrolet S-10 and recently I have found coolant leaking onto > passenger side carpet. I can smell coolant and the vehicle starts to fog up > whilst driving. Obviously it’s coming from under the dash somewhere, but are > there any specific things I should look for before I start to disassemble > the dash? Any thoughts on where it could come from? > Thanks, > Tony
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Oh yes – classic heater core leak. Chevy used to give some $ for aggravation ("customer satisfaction" credit).
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, > I have a 93 Chevrolet S-10 and recently I have found coolant leaking onto > passenger side carpet. I can smell coolant and the vehicle starts to fog up > whilst driving. Obviously it’s coming from under the dash somewhere, but are > there any specific things I should look for before I start to disassemble > the dash? Any thoughts on where it could come from? > Thanks, > Tony
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I’ll repost what DonW posted in another S10 coolant thread. http://www.sytyarchives.com/howto/viewarticle.php?article_name=heater… This is a good article. It states to remove the computer. I did not have to remove it or slide it aside. I had plenty of room. Don;’t let it scare you, it wasn’t that hard. The area was tight on top but if you take the time and be careful, it can easily be done. I did my 92 S10 in about 1 hour which included time to talk to the neighbor for a bit. Lannie
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi, > I have a 93 Chevrolet S-10 and recently I have found coolant leaking onto > passenger side carpet. I can smell coolant and the vehicle starts to fog up > whilst driving. Obviously it’s coming from under the dash somewhere, but are > there any specific things I should look for before I start to disassemble > the dash? Any thoughts on where it could come from? > Thanks, > Tony
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Thanks to all for the help, the article will be very useful when I start on the job tomorrow. Thanks again, Tony > I’ll repost what DonW posted in another S10 coolant thread.
http://www.sytyarchives.com/howto/viewarticle.php?article_name=heater… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> This is a good article. It states to remove the computer. I did not have to > remove it or slide it aside. I had plenty of room. Don;’t let it scare you, > it wasn’t that hard. The area was tight on top but if you take the time and > be careful, it can easily be done. > I did my 92 S10 in about 1 hour which included time to talk to the neighbor > for a bit. > Lannie > Hi, > I have a 93 Chevrolet S-10 and recently I have found coolant leaking onto > passenger side carpet. I can smell coolant and the vehicle starts to fog > up > whilst driving. Obviously it’s coming from under the dash somewhere, but > are > there any specific things I should look for before I start to disassemble > the dash? Any thoughts on where it could come from? > Thanks, > Tony
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Let us know how many screws you have left over after taking apart the dash….Usually have at least a couple everytime I do a heater core lol PS Tried to do one on a 90ish Mustang a few months back…Finally gave up and put it all back together…never even got closer to the damn thing
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> Let us know how many screws you have left over after taking apart the > dash….Usually have at least a couple everytime I do a heater core > lol
Screws hell! I’ve got a box full of dash trim and a couple of stray wires from the last heater core I did… It was getting to that point where I either quit or put a hammer through it…(still heats great though…) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> PS Tried to do one on a 90ish Mustang a few months back…Finally gave > up and put it all back together…never even got closer to the damn > thing
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >I’ll repost what DonW posted in another S10 coolant thread. >http://www.sytyarchives.com/howto/viewarticle.php?article_name=heater… >This is a good article. It states to remove the computer. I did not have to >remove it or slide it aside. I had plenty of room. Don;’t let it scare you, >it wasn’t that hard. The area was tight on top but if you take the time and >be careful, it can easily be done. >I did my 92 S10 in about 1 hour which included time to talk to the neighbor >for a bit. >Lannie
I’ve also used this article, its great. For my ‘89 Blazer it described the process perfectly. I did remove the computer in case of a fluid spill. Jeff
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Actually there is very little to take out. It was quite easy. Taking out the radio and glove box was the hardest part.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Let us know how many screws you have left over after taking apart the > dash….Usually have at least a couple everytime I do a heater core > lol > PS Tried to do one on a 90ish Mustang a few months back…Finally gave > up and put it all back together…never even got closer to the damn > thing
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>I’ll repost what DonW posted in another >S10 coolant thread. >http://www.sytyarchives.com/howto/viewarticle.php?article_name=heater…
e.php&dir=climate_controls Well, this will come in handy. Mine started leaking about two months ago. I just loosened the radiator to help keep it from leaking alot. Now, I just need to wait till I have the time. Thank you for posting the link…
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