Posted by NickD on July 10, 1999 at 23:47:55:
In Reply to: '92 Explorer anti-freeze disappearing again! ( Alan or D. Andrews) posted by Adam Scaleri on July 10, 1999 at 20:44:19:
Very difficult to top Debbie's answer, she's good. I assume that the radiator shop did a pressure test and watched the gauge to be sure the pressure would hold for some period of time and your mechanic did a compression test. On Fords and most other cars for that matter, it's good to check the coolant level each morning when the engine is cold for a few days as air pockets do develop when doing a rush job on filling that would account for your seemingly lost fluid. Heater leaks are to easy to detect as with the heater on, the steaming anti-freeze has a very noxious odor, this by the way is very harmful and can cause kidney damage leading to death. If a cracked block is suspected you may either find anti-freeze in your engine oil or engine oil in your antifreeze. Keep on checking your anti-freeze level under the radiator cap for the next few days when cold before you start the engine, add if necessary, it it doesn't stablize within a week, then we have a mystery.