lvbroham1

Well, I took my ss out for a drive the other day and the all too familiar sweet scent of coolant caught my nose. First thing I'm thinking is the water pump weep hole. So long story short, I popped my hood and found coolant sprayed like a mist all over the driver side of the underside of the hood. I'm thinking something's up with the ps cooler, but I'm not exactly sure as to what could be causing the leak. Any help is greatly appreciated!

fleetmgr

Get a radiator pressure tester, rentable from some parts stores. I'd vote for a hole in a radiator hose.

lvbroham1

the radiator hoses are brand new. could there still be a hole in one?

fleetmgr

Probably not. Use the tester to find the leak.

lvbroham1

ok will do

lvbroham1

Ok everyone, after digging through my moms garage and finding my radiator pressure tester, I finally got around to pressure testing the system. Well... I was completely wrong as to where the leak was coming from. The reason I found coolant on the underside of my hood was because the radiator is cracked on the topside of the driver side outlet. I'm guessing the coolant that's coming out when the radiator is pressurized was hitting the belt and being slung on the hood and surrounding area's. THANK YOU to everyone that gave their suggestion and advise. One more question, should I get the radiator repaired, or should I replace it? Thanks again!

BlackScreaminMachine

iTrader: (17)

Replace, unless you want to pay to have it hot tanked and cleaned as well and hopefully it is repairable. The cost is not that much to get another.

lvbroham1

Yep that's what I was leaning towards, it's not even that expensive and the radiator has never been replaced before.

killagt

iTrader: (3)

replace, is lt1 radiator work on ls1 ? cause I think lt1 radiator better then ls1 radiator. last time I bought, autozone have best deal in town. BTW FILL UP WITH GREEN STUFF IF YOU NOT DONE IT YET.

Danny2tek

iTrader: (1)

Yes replace it with an LT1 radiator its a bolt in with the exception that it has an extra plug on it which needs to be plugged. The Lt1 has a bigger cooling surface.