Burning coolant

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is there any way to tell if you have a leak without smelling it. I pulled my pipe off and i have what appears to be little specs of coolant in my pipe?
 

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is there any way to tell if you have a leak without smelling it. I pulled my pipe off and i have what appears to be little specs of coolant in my pipe?
I couldn't smell coolant on mine but my coolant bottle was empty and it eventually started smoking real bad. I'd take check the coolant bottle and if it's low, i'd take the hood off, pull one of the plugs and see if you can smell coolant.
 

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well i just preemptively took my motor apart to be safe. everything inside looks like new but the oil on the reed valves looked to be milky so new pistons and new gasket kit and away we go i guess .
 

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well i just preemptively took my motor apart to be safe. everything inside looks like new but the oil on the reed valves looked to be milky so new pistons and new gasket kit and away we go i guess .

before doing that i would pressure up the system. i use a shraeder valve on the small return line on the coolant bottle. pressure up to 20 PSI.

listen for leaks in the block . oil shouldn't be milky on the raves.
 
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