Look very closely around the thermostat housing. Mine was leaking and I didn't
notice the leak even after several investigative looks. The coolant was baking
as soon as it hit the air so there were no tell tale drips or puddles. The same
can be said for the water pump. The weep hole is not very easy to see and could
leak slightly without you ever noticing it.
John
http://jndneff.home.texas.net/dakota/dakota.html
> I noticed the sweet smell of burnt antifreeze after i got home today. i
> looked for any obvious leaks and didnt see any. i topped off the
> antifreeze and changed the belt since it was cracked and i was under the
> hood anyways. couple of things that i noticed... there were some burn
> marks around the pulley that has the fan attached (i dont know exactly
> what it is called, i am a chemist not a mechanic) like the belt had been
> skidding aginst the mount there and i also noticed that the fan doesnt
> spin freely (if it isnt supposed to, disregard that comment but let me
> know!). so i got the belt on and retensioned, started it up and smoke
> starts coming from the aforementioned pulley, figure that cant be
> good.... any ideas about what the problem may be and what the sweetly
> sickening smell of antifreeze can indicate and how to fix this.
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