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Subject I had the same problem, about a cup every 2 weeks
     
Posted by Zvil (FL) on October 16, 2013 at 1:02 PM
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In Reply To Coolant smells posted by Evan_Wright (Ca) on October 16, 2013 at 11:58 AM
     
Message then I found out it was my radiator cap, the cap was brand new but the tabs that lock it onto the radiator were not bent in far enough to create a perfect seal between the neck and the cap, it never overheated because the internal pressure relief spring was tight enough but the seal on the overflow system was not perfect so every time coolant moved to the overflow tank it would leak some out of the cap. since I have crimped those tabs tighter the reservoir tank level has remained about the same for 6 months now.

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