what would cause coolant to leak out the overflow tank

1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
152,000 MILES
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JGOESMANN
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Changed head gasket an now it dumps all the coolant in the overflow tank
Mar 14, 2012 at 7:38 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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did you change the thermostat and cap?? get a leak down test to verify your repair.

Roy
Mar 14, 2012 at 8:22 PM
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JGOESMANN
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No they were not changed
Mar 14, 2012 at 8:27 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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thats a starting point. change them and see what happens.

Roy
Mar 14, 2012 at 8:30 PM