Pressure test the system. I'm almost willing to bet that the heater hose
going to the head under the tank will have a stream of coolant coming out
once under pressure
----- Original Message -----
From: "Otis Keith" <orkeith@swbell.net>
To: "Peugeot-L" <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 12:25 PM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] 81 505 TD - Coolant loss
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> My 81 505 TD has coolant leaking from under the manifold just below the
coolant tank. This started just after I filled up a month ago and I have
not driven it since. (I do have other cars to drive.) The symptoms go like
this: On the freeway at about 65mph I heard a bang like something hit the
underside of the car. I looked into the rearview mirror to see a lot of
white smoke that did not last long. Fearing a blown engine I watched the
gauges as I slowed down. I was about a mile from home and the only gauge to
move was the temp. That told me something in the cooling had blown. I got
home before the temp got into the red and lifted the hood to try and see
just what had happened. The only place I could see any coolant was under
the coolant reservoir and in top of the turbo. I checked the hoses going
to/from the firewall and found no leaks.
> My question is: Since the engine was running fine before this happened,
could this be a freeze plug that has rusted through? It has been loosing
coolant (about 2qts a month) for about a year before this happened. I am
not sure that I want to go to the trouble of replacing just one freeze plug
as I am not sure just where they ALL are.
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