HEY GUYS JUST NOTICED A DIME SIZE PUDDLE IN THE GARAGE UNDER MY VIPER. I TOOK HER NORTH AND RODE FOR A WEEK NO ISSUES WHEN I GOT HOME I CLEANED HER UP AND PUT IN ON MY DOLIES AND ROLLED IT IN THE CORNER. NOW I HAVE A SMALL PUDDLE AND A HANNING DROP OF COOLANT ON THE DRIVERSIDE HEAT EXCHANGER UP BY THE FOOT HOLD. I HAVE CHECKED AROUND DONT SEE A CAUSE. ANY WEAK POINTS OR STARTING POINTS THANKS 
Skidooslayer687
Member
check your hoses first, easiest place to start, i had mine nearly rub through on the left hand side (not sure if your talking inside the hood or not) just a starting point for ya. check your clamps to
Ok Thanks Will Look Into The Hoses
my sx did the same and there were no leaks at the hoses, found really small leaks behind the steel brace for the rear cross shaft that set against the aluminum exchanger, must be from galvanic corrosion was going to attempt to alumaloy the area over the leaks.....CP
Thanks I Will Check That Im Stumped Right Now Im Looking All Over And Dont See Any Leaks I Wipe And Wait But Is So Slow I Would Have To Sleep Out There To See It! I Keep Poking Around Any More Tips Or Experiances Would Be Appriciated!!!!!!!! Thanks
mine is slow too...dried everything real good and with the shop light i laid there and waited ...finally found the leak but its so small, both sides same deal right behind the steel supports.....CP
viperwarrior
New member
I had to have water pump orings/seals replaced last year after having a small leak on my Viper (2002 3500 mi).
alot of times youll see some of these small leaks from the corrosion of the aluminum between the hose and the barb, gets a white flaky buildup and alot of times it can be just cleaned and the clamp reinstalled and it wont happen again. common with age of sleds.
SRX7
New member
It might turn out to be the mechanical seal behind the water pump impellar. Easy fix but will take time.
Hey Guys Thanks For The Im Put Im Dry Under The Engine And Around The Hose Fittings Im Going Out There Tonight And Wiping It Down To Then Lay There And Wait For The Drip! I Will Keep You Posted
Yamasquaw
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Mine leaked where Coldplay97's did. Running the ditches gets salt and sand in between the two and it pitted the hell outta it. Tig welded it and its fine. Leak was so small had to fill exchanger with water and pressure test it.
BoRnWiThBlUeBlOoD
New member
seal behind my water pujmp impeller went and it had a small coolent leak, cheap and easy to fiz jsut took a while, kind of a awkward positon to work on a sled is the engine is not pulled.
Heres A Good One I Went Out Last Night And Wiped It Down Sat There For 1 Hr No Leak. Started The Machine And Ran It To Temp And Waited For The Thermosat To Open And Circulate Coolant. Watched For Another Hour No Leak! I Looked This Moring No Leak! I Dont Know What To Think!! I Had A Nother Viper That I Had To Do The Mechanical Seal Thats Not It This Time I Checked The Weap Hole With A Mirror And She Is Clean! So I Dont I Will Just Keep An Eye On It!