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kcahrens
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Joined: July 15, 2020
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Location: Seattle, WA
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 Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 9:25 pm Post subject: Random fluid leak ~solved~ |
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Needing some help figuring this fluid leak out. recently purchased a 91 westy. fluid is coming from the frame hole (drain hole perhaps). Pulled cabinet under sink and found the fluid on the floor board.... really weird. Any thoughts on what to look for before it tear my kitchen apart to trace leak?
Hard to see in that last picture but the fluid is below the cabinet on the metal floor board. I pull the instrument cluster cover & checked brake fluid level, looks ok. its clearly amber like brake fluid (or clutch). the lines that go from back to front look like the run along gas tank.... long story short I am perplexed and don't want to tear my kitchen out if I can avoid it  |
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davideric9
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Location: Oakland CA
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| Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2020 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: Random Fluid leak |
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if coolant it's most likely coming from the rear heater core under the rear seat. common problem. tastes sweet.
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1986 Syncro Westfalia SVX, 3 knob (bought 2008)
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kcahrens
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Location: Seattle, WA
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: Random Fluid leak |
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| Bingo!! Put a rear heater core in over the weekend. Thanks for the help!! |
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davideric9
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2020 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Random Fluid leak |
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When this happened to me, I took the cabinets out and removed the floor to clean up the coolant. I'm not sure what happens if the coolant is left on the metal floor. Maybe nothing, maybe bad things. I just felt it needed to be removed.
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1987 Syncro Westfalia, stock (bought 1994)
1986 Syncro Westfalia SVX, 3 knob (bought 2008)
1987 Westfalia (bought 2010)
1988 Wolfsburg GL (bought 2012) |
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