Coolant loss

[almagg]

1997 Buick Skylark V6 3.1ltr

I am losing about half a tank of coolant a week.
A couple years ago my heater core went and I had them bypass it.
Since I am in Florida it was not that necessary.

Now can there still be a leak associated with heater hoses even though it was bypassed?

It is happening on the passenger side. Now I know that I have a manifold gasket leak, but from what I am seeing and the location of the drips I don't see the manifold as the immediate problem. Water pump is okay. The problem is when I got under there I can't see anything because of the body plates.

Obviously I will have to take the plate off but wanted to find out about any possivle heater connection.

[Scotty89]

If you want to make sure its not the heater core just check the connection where they bypassed it. If its dry then i wouldnt worry about it. If your car emits white smoke then it may be burning coolant. Since you know you have a manifold leak i would deal with that first before it gets worse.