GM / General Motors: 91 Cavaliar - External Coolan Loss

I would guess...and ONLY a guess that the radiator or hose has sprung a
pinhole leak shooting the antifreeze on the motor. Since it does not over
heat..I would rule out a head gasket..NOT saying that there is no chance of
that, just would not be the first thing I tear into based on your
description.

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Probably is the head gasket, that seems to be a common failure spot on the
older 2.2s. It just leaks coolant to the outside of the block.

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Start it up cold and watch for coolant being forced out as it warms up and
pressure builds up. Make sure you have and keep plenty of coolant in the
overflow tank...


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Re: 91 Cavaliar - External Coolan Loss

Group: alt.autos.gm Date: Tue, Oct 28, 2003, 5:01am (CST+6) From:
ca (Robert*Hancock)
Probably is the head gasket, that seems to be a common failure spot on
the older 2.2s. It just leaks coolant to the outside of the block.
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"Lukasz A Kaczmarek" <ca> wrote in message
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91 Cavalier with the 2.2 I4 and a 5-speed. 170,000km.
Just noticed this past weekend that I had coolant inside my engine bay.
It looks like it is leaking from inbetween the head and the block
(thinking head gasket but nothing in oil). The car does not overheat
when I drive the 20 minutes to school everyday and back. The needle
stays at a quarter everytime. The coolant is mostly at the front of the
engine from the head down to the starter. I am also leaking in the front
of the car where the radiator is. Hoses seem fine but couldn't check
anything today since it was pouring.
Any suggestions or tips?? (Haynes book sucks in a case like this)
Again it is a 1991 Cavalier with a 2.2 I4.
Thanks
Lukasz

Is your intake leaking ????? The intake is more common of a failure than
the head gasket.....Start it when it builds compression you should see
where it is leaking from.....
Steve C

Check hose mount brackets

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