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Originally Posted by ccurrans
Sorry for the delay in responding, lots of people leaving at work, so we are a little thin.
Not seeing any white smoke on start up. What it turned out to be was little to no antifreeze. Bought this from a guy who said it just had the head gaskets replaced. Not sure I buy that now.
No puddling anywhere of any kind. I refilled the radiator and havent overheated since. Still no puddles.
She has 250k on her and dont know if the timing belt has ever been changed so figured why not and do the water pump, thermostat, etc... still havent done this yet, mind you.
Figured I would throw more wet spaghetti at you guys and see what you think. Thanks again for the input.
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To check the belt. Look for micro-cracks. If they are close to 20 years old you can tell by looking at the belt. You can just pop the top plastic cover off to look at the belt. Mind you will also have to pull the top radiator hose as well to take that plastic cover off. My 97 5 speed had not only the original timing belt but the original belts too. When I brought it home.
Glad to hear it was something simple like no antifreeze and thanks for letting us know. :-)
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