LS400 coolant resevoir tank crack question
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LS400 coolant resevoir tank crack question
is this a common thing with LS400's? the one I'm looking at picking up this week the guy said it does have a small crack in it and he said driving long distances it gradually heats up. Also it has a fan shroud but it's only half of the shroud so will this also cause it to rise above normal operating temps?
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Think i read once it was common on early models. Where is it leaking from? Mine did from the oring around the coolant level sensor. I replaced that and it was good but later the whole sensor failed. So that got replaced and it came with another o ring.
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that i don't know exactly but he did say there was a crack for sure and to becareful driving it long distances, I was probably going to go to pick-n-pull and pick up one if i can find another LS400 in the yard. Are they year specific or were they all made about the same?
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picked it up a few hours ago!
it's a 90' LS400 very nice I like it, ride isn't too bad although it feels like it needs shocks they're not too bad. Maybe an alignment and wheel balancing wouldn't hurt.
it's a 90' LS400 very nice I like it, ride isn't too bad although it feels like it needs shocks they're not too bad. Maybe an alignment and wheel balancing wouldn't hurt.
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yep it's leaking right there! It couldn't have been that horrible b/c I was able to drive it home I did keep my eye on the gauge. I noticed on the highway it would raise once I had to really get on the gas but for the most part driving around the city it lowered. I don't want to risk it overheating so I won't drive it anymore until I find another resevoir that has no cracks in it.
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it's definitely a crack i can see it running down the side of the level sender where the cap screws in. I'm hoping I can find one at the junkyard or do people sell them on here often? I wouldn't mind ordering one as well, whichever works
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I was thinking you had done this by now. I did a search on ebay but only found two for that years. Was a part out and they didnt show the tank. Bunch of 95 and up ones for sale now.
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