Hello,
I have been mostly watching the posts to this board and reading to gain information as questions came up on my 65. Car has been off the road 20 years and I started a while ago to evaluate the systems and start rebuilding, brakes, etc. Needs a lot of work. Havent been able to touch a thing in the last 3 months or so due to other commitments. Last night I was coming into the house and there was green fluid flowing out from under the garage door where the 65 sits. Opened the door and it was like a faucet was open with what looks like cooling system fluid flowing pretty fast. Tried to look while cleaning and it seemed to be coming from toward the back end of the oil pan not near the radiator where I would have expected. I thought it may have been a small animal got in and chewed through a hose. Eventually it slowed down and I was able to get under the car to try to see where it was coming from- it seemed it was dripping from the driver side motor mount. Radiator and hoses all looked dry. I am sure it just looked like a lot of fluid because it spread all over. Couldnt see anything that looked like it would have sprung a leak to cause the flow. Suppose the fluid could have come from somewhere else and traversed the engine to get to where it dripped to the floor but I couldnt see a lot of wetness to indicate such a path, although it was dark. Temperature around 42 degrees so didnt think freezing would be the issue. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to look for or where to begin assessing what sprang the leak? Any similar experiences or known issues that would cause such a thing? Why would it happen with the car just sitting for a period? Any thoughts appreciated.
Thanks
Al
I have been mostly watching the posts to this board and reading to gain information as questions came up on my 65. Car has been off the road 20 years and I started a while ago to evaluate the systems and start rebuilding, brakes, etc. Needs a lot of work. Havent been able to touch a thing in the last 3 months or so due to other commitments. Last night I was coming into the house and there was green fluid flowing out from under the garage door where the 65 sits. Opened the door and it was like a faucet was open with what looks like cooling system fluid flowing pretty fast. Tried to look while cleaning and it seemed to be coming from toward the back end of the oil pan not near the radiator where I would have expected. I thought it may have been a small animal got in and chewed through a hose. Eventually it slowed down and I was able to get under the car to try to see where it was coming from- it seemed it was dripping from the driver side motor mount. Radiator and hoses all looked dry. I am sure it just looked like a lot of fluid because it spread all over. Couldnt see anything that looked like it would have sprung a leak to cause the flow. Suppose the fluid could have come from somewhere else and traversed the engine to get to where it dripped to the floor but I couldnt see a lot of wetness to indicate such a path, although it was dark. Temperature around 42 degrees so didnt think freezing would be the issue. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to look for or where to begin assessing what sprang the leak? Any similar experiences or known issues that would cause such a thing? Why would it happen with the car just sitting for a period? Any thoughts appreciated.
Thanks
Al
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