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There weren't any before, just a puddle of coolant running down from the thermostat which my wife is now telling me has been going on for a while which I'm not happy about. She "says" she watched the temp gauge and kept the coolant levels up but I'm betting it was all reactionary to high temps. I'm probably way off on that issue as well with my luck. I just figured it was the cheapest fixable option at the time and an instant visual. I'm open and willing to look at any and all possible options right now though.