Ok, so this past weekend I changed my coolant. I drained everything put water in it and let the car warm up slightly to get all the sludge out, did this twice, and drained again. I put the new in and havent had a problem. However, when I park on a level surface coolant runs out like water, not a drip, its a good stream. It looks like its coming from a hose near the serpentine belt pulley. There is a little coolant on the hose but not enough to support the idea of a huge stream. I checked the bleed screws thought maybe I didnt tighten one, nope all good. Also the car isnt overheating or showing signs of a low coolant level. What the hell?!?!?!?

akohnz

 

You need to take a good look & see where the fluid is actually coming from. Are you definite that it is coolant and not something else?

 

I did a pressure test on the system and the heater core hose coming from the from part of the engine block near the serpentine belt pulley's had a hole the size of a small nail in it. Couldnt drive it because the direction of the leak was aimed at the block. I ended up cutting the hose off and putting a new one on with some hose clamps. I know its really high pressure right there considering I had to cut the original metal hose clamp off with a saw, hopefully it will hold.

 

In the process of doing all this I unhooked the battery and my head unit was on. I didnt turn the car on or anything. I rehooked the battery and now my cd player wont work. I cant even get it to turn on, I didnt do anything, didnt even touch the wires, I wasnt in the area of the wires. Help please!!!!


akohnz

 

My guess would be it's a fuse, whether under the dash or the radio it self. So u may have to pull the radio out and check.

 

It could be a fuse or it could be a security thing on your system. The stock Delco-Bose system will lock out the radio if it is disconnected from the battery, and it will stay locked out until the right code is entered.

 

Thanks, yea it was locked, something must have messed up when I disconnected that battery. Oh well, it works now! Thanks again!!!!

akohnz