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    Coolant Loss - Tell me it is not the head gasket!!

    I'll try following that procedure this evening. If it got that empty, though, something still has to be going on... I haven't actually messed with the radiator at all, just the reservoir. I haven't checked the floor board, but I haven't noticed anything. I haven't had a passenger in there...
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    Coolant Loss - Tell me it is not the head gasket!!

    The car is on the original radiator, and as far as I know, the coolant system has never been flushed. I asked last time I was at the dealer for an oil change, and they said I didn't need it yet. I have not tried anything to remove air from the system... but I am more than happy to do so if I...
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    Coolant Loss - Tell me it is not the head gasket!!

    As it turns out, my uncle (who owns a body shop) spoke to a friend that used to work in the service department at the Cadillac dealer in Bowling Green and now owns his own shop. This tech says it is not an uncommon problem and not the first he has personally seen. The reason it is SO expensive...
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    Coolant Loss - Tell me it is not the head gasket!!

    We took the cover off the engine and put it up on a lift and checked from above and below for signs of an external coolant leak and found none of that white/blue streaks where it appeared to have leaked. I will go by an auto parts store today and see about getting what I need for the chemical...
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    Coolant Loss - Tell me it is not the head gasket!!

    If there was coolant in my oil, though, wouldn't the color be off? It has me very confused, too.
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    Coolant Loss - Tell me it is not the head gasket!!

    Hey guys (and gals). I am hoping that someone has experience this problem with a positive outcome. I have not taken the car to the stealership because I am afraid of what they will tell me :( For some time now, I have been occasionally getting the "Low Coolant" warning, and adding a little...
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    AFTER market FOB

    Frustrated So I ordered the new slim Fob, and got it in yesterday. I followed the instructions to add the Fob as #3, and it didn't work -- it doesn't seem like the car is recognizing the FOB at all. I thought maybe it just wouldn't work as #3... so I wiped out all the memory through the three...
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    Horn keeps blowing the fuse.

    Well, I do think there are multiple problems. But I don't consider any of them serious. After getting the battery tender in and charging it up, I took the car out this weekend a few times. I got the check engine light turned off, which was on for "Check gas cap" -- apparently it isn't...
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    Horn keeps blowing the fuse.

    So lots of problems started popping up after this, and I got depressed for a few days, and then starting thinking that everything couldn't go wrong at once... and then I remember about low batteries wreaking havoc on our cars. So I ordered the Battery Tender Plus, after reading all about them...
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    AFTER market FOB

    I'm going to try this!! I know the buttons are different on some of the FOBs over the different years of the STS, DTS, Escalade, etc... Is there a specific slim FOB I'd have to buy, or are they are pretty much interchangeable but only certain buttons will work? I'm assuming I need either a...
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    Horn keeps blowing the fuse.

    I know this is old, so I apologize... but yesterday someone pulled out in front of me and I tried to honk, and heard nothing. I thought maybe it was because the top was down and my music was up... so I muted it and tried again and nothing. Replaced the fuse today, and nothing. Swapped the...
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    Clicking in front end... radiator supports?

    I saw immediately where the skid plate weld is broken -- doesn't seem like this would cause the clicking, but I suppose it's possible. I was unable to find the radiator supports... would I have to take something off to get to them? I didn't take the wheels off or anything to look at the skid...
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    Clicking in front end... radiator supports?

    Thanks guys for all your help!! I really need to get under there and see what is going on... it's just hard, as all of you know, because it sits so low to the ground. I'm not sure the jack I have will get under there, and my ramps are too steep... I believe that the weld is broken where it...
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    Clicking in front end... radiator supports?

    I'm not capable of welding -- does it have to be welded back in, or is it a fairly easy repair? For now, I am assuming that they are right (which may be a mistake). They definitely think the weld is broken...
  15. K

    Clicking in front end... radiator supports?

    Thanks :) Won't be too far from you if you get bored this weekend :lol:
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    Clicking in front end... radiator supports?

    Thanks, Bruce, for your help :) They said that they looked at the axles and said all was well -- on the phone before I took it in, though, they said it could be the hubs but they would have to look and see. I really just don't want to pay $660 and realize it wasn't the problem... or replace a...
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    Clicking in front end... radiator supports?

    I searched and was unable to find anything on this topic -- so I apologize if I just didn't find it. Recently I noticed that when I would turn at slow speeds (parking mainly) that a clicking sound was coming from the front end -- I figured it had to be like a torn CV boot, which had caused this...
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