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if you have an automatic transmission there should be cooling lines going to the radiator to cool the transmission fluid the lines could be leaking or the tank could be leaking
A bad radiator is a radiator that is leaking or clogged. If you are loosing coolant then you have a leak that should be easy to find if the leak is at the radiator. If it is clogged your engine will overheat.
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You should replace it the radiator to play it safe because theres a good chance that it may be leaking or will leaking but check with your dealer or autoshop.
The correct phrase is 'were it not' - as in.. 'Were it not for the fact I found a damp patch, I would not have realised the radiator was leaking.'
If a leak exists, there should be green or red fluid leaking from just under the nose of the car. It is possible that the engine must be running for the leaking to occur, but this is not always the case.
there is a transmission cooler inside your radiator and it must be leaking. probably replace the whole assembly
you are most likely leaking coolant and if your car should be overheating in a short period of time.
Stop leak products for the radiator from auto supply stores are not meant as a long-term solution. They should only be used to get you home or to a mechanic who can repair or replace the radiator properly.
If your heater core wasn't leaking at the time your radiator was replaced , then ( no ) That would be two separate jobs
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your local auto zone or other parts store should have somthing you put in your radiator to plug it but this is only temporary if the hole gets any more than somthing like a pinhole you will have to replace the radiator