1995 Saturn SL2 - antifreeze leak troubleshooting and brake bleeding??

Sometimes you get lucky and it is only a hose clamp that needs to be tightened. Many of the original clamps are single use and crimped in place. You have to cut those off (the band not the rubber) and replace with an adjustable one from the parts store. First place to check is hose connections, then hoses themselves. Also check the water pump seal for leaks. Once you've got fluids all over the outside of the engine, makes finding leaks difficult. Sometimes the easiest way (short of adding a UV dye to the coolant) is to wash down the engine with hot soapy water (steam clean?) and wait for it to dry before running the motor. Much easier to find a leak on a clean field. Helps too if you are doing this in a warm climate instead of the miserable northeast where I am now.

Brakes - Some cars with ABS brakes need a tool to cycle the ABS and remove trapped air. Others can be bled like conventional systems. I've heard that with ABS you can bleed the system, go and make a hard stop so the ABS engages and then bleed again. Pain in the tail. My L300 does not need any tool to bleed. Make sure that the resevior is full and start with the right rear wheel. Open the bleed port and attach a short clear hose to it. put the open end of the hose in a bottle with a bit of brake fluid at the bottom. have a friend pump the brakes slowly and watch the fluid come out. While the brake is still down, close the bleed port or pinch the hose. let the brake up, open or release the hose and push the brake down again. repeat until you get clean fluid out and no bubbles. Close the bleed port and repeat for left rear, right front and left front. Be sure that you keep the reservoir filled or you'll be starting over.

Oppie

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More than likely your intake manifold gasket. From under the car, take a flashlight and look up at the intake manifold, you should find your leak. It is usually towards the drivers side of the vehicle. Hope it helps.