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Old 09-05-2011, 11:27 PM
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Rocker cover leaks

Both the driver and passenger side's rocker covers are leaking, I can see wet coolant all along the bottom edge of each cover. Do I just need to replace the gaskets to resolve this problem?
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 07:01 AM
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wet coolant? are you leaking oil or antifreeze? If it is oil and it is coming from the valve covers,then yes just replacing the valve cover gaskets will fix the oil leak. The driver's side is pretty straight forward, but the passenger's side is a little trickier because you have to remove the upper intake manifold to get to the valve cover. I am assuming you are talking about the truck in your signature.
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 10:15 AM
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Shouldnt be any coolant under the rocker covers, If they ae leaking it would be oil. I suspect you have a intake to thermostat housing leaking.
 
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Old 09-06-2011, 01:06 PM
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Sorry I meant to say oil. Don't know why I said coolant lol. And yes it is the truck in my signature. It's not dripping oil, it's just seeping through the bottom edges of the covers on each side. Think I'll just try tightening the bolts down and see if that works, at least in the meantime as I have a tight schedule.
 
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