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Old 10-25-2005 | 03:43 PM
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From: Texas
Car: 1991 Z28 Convertible
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 with Eaton posi
Smell of coolant from vent air

That about says it. Stinks up my car. No leaks identified anywhere. Been a while since flushing my coolant sytem.
Old 10-25-2005 | 05:00 PM
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Car: Z28
Engine: Sb2.2 406
Transmission: Jerico 4 speed
Axle/Gears: Ford 9" 3.60
Sounds like a leaky heater core. Only real way for coolant to let off into the air passed through the vents.
Old 11-11-2005 | 07:05 PM
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I just had the same problem.Didn't seem to be leaking anywhere but when I took off the lower hush panel...green fluid everywhere.Change it before it turns into a gusher all over your carpeting.Just a matter of time before it happens.
Old 11-11-2005 | 07:12 PM
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Same exact problem. No leaks on the carpet, just a pinhole leak in the heater core. I wasn't sure because the last one in another car burst like a dam. I got a nice surprise last night when I dropped the kick panel.
Old 11-14-2005 | 05:25 PM
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Car: 1989 Firebird Formula
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heh mine must of made a pool under that kick panel becaue one day i just noticed the corner of my floor mat was wet, i just simply wiped that off, but became curious as to what made it wet, and well, when i pulled up that mat, i had a nide little green lake waitng for me
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