[DeTomaso] wierd leak

[Will Kooiman]

Brake fluid, dripping down the front trunk and out that little hole near the
front of the trunk?

Although my first bet is gear oil.

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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of George Luif
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 1:58 PM
To: michael frazier
Cc: michael at michaelshortt.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] wierd leak

Gear lube from the steering rack?

George

On May 19, 2008, at 1:48 PM, michael frazier wrote:

>
> Wouldn't oil in the cooling system at rest rise and not leak out the  
> bottom.  Anti-freeze can also  nearly evaporate and
> look thick and oily if you get enough to drip.  Anyway, you need to  
> figure that one out pretty quick.  Water in the oil or
> vice versa is never a good thing.
> Michael> Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 14:36:29 -0400> From:
michael at michaelshortt.com 
> > To: chrisvkimball at msn.com> CC: detomaso at realbig.com> Subject: Re:  
> [DeTomaso] wierd leak> > ewww, blown head gasket and you have oil in  
> your water as a result.> > That matches everything else,> > You need  
> to get it apart before you get rust on the cylinder walls and make>  
> this a bigger job than it needs to be.> > Michael in Savannah> > On  
> Mon, May 19, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com 
> >> wrote:> > >> > Here's one for you:> >> > As some of you know, I  
> left my car in Medford (is that like "I left my> > heart in San  
> Francisco?") on the way to Vegas since it was burning oil and> >  
> dumping a bunch out the tailpipes. It did make it the 950 miles to  
> and from> > Medford, however.> >> > Anyway, I noticed something  
> slightly dripping from the from of the car, so> > I put newspaper  
> under that area. Next day I take a look, and it looks like> > motor  
> oil is dripping from where the radiator is! I checked and it sure> >  
> doesn't seem to be coolant, which is what I would have expected. It  
> seems> > greasier than that. Plus I have all new hoses and a new,  
> brass radiator.> >> > I though maybe it was power steering fluid,  
> except my car doesn't have> > power steering!> >> >> > Any ideas?>  
> >> > Thanks,> >> > Chris> > #3846> >  
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