My 82 died out on me at the end of fall oflast year. I just replaced the coolant temp sensor and she started right up.
I bit, or maybe a bit more than a bit, of coolant spilled into the valley and under the oil fill can when I took out the old sensor.
After I let the car run for a few minutes, steam started rising up. I killed the car just because it is a bit unnerving.
What is the right thing to do? I'll never be able to reach the liquid.
Let it just burn off? That scares me, although I'm not sure if it should.
Thanks for helping with my typical ridiculous questions.

 

get a long set of needle nose pliers or take a coathanger and twist the end around a piece of old T shirt,
and slide it into the wet area,
this should soak up the coolant,
this may take a few attempts

 

Thanks, Stan the Man!

 

YOu can do either. If you can't live with the steam, soak it up. If you can, just run the car til it all evaporates.

 

Isn't there supposed to be a drain hole at the rear of the valley?

 

There is, and the spilt coolant runs down into the clutch area.

Follow Stan's guidance and get as much out as you can with paper towels or that old t-shirt ripped into strips. Be careful you don't poke holes in hoses or pull vacuum lines loose under there, or dislodge throttle cables or electrical connectors.

 

89 and up only...

 

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