PawnPro

hey guys, I have a 2003 vette, yesterday I realized I was low on coolant, filled her up some and got home and heard a hiss sound from something landing on the header. I figured it was coolant leaking on the header from the smell, once I look down I found a bit of coolant on the my front passenger tire, I guess I ran over it as I was driving or what not. anyways I hear a drop land on the headers and evaporate every 10 -15 seconds or so, but I can't see it hit the ground and I can't see where it is coming from. It is not coming from the surge tank as everything up there is dry and doesn't look like is coming from water pump. any ideas?

thanks

J

Maxx_Z06

Maybe you have a punctured hose?
Check the hoses to make sure they're intact...

wcsinx

The only thing in a position to drop onto headers (I think) would be the heater lines.

PawnPro

ok, my surge tank looks to be in good shape and looks like it was replaced before I bought the car, there is coolant on the plastic part of my radiator right across the pulley. I can't pull the fan shroud off now because im at work, but I will try to get at it sometime this week. If I have to change the radiator how much am I looking to spend?

kernelPanicked

You running the AC? My car cooks off a ton of water every time I park it. It's all condensation.

Not that you don't sound like you have a coolant leak, but I don't think that sound is abnormal or a hint about it.

Ohyoufan

My car drips enough water from the AC after driving to fill a swimming pool and it always hiss's on my headers lol