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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 04:58 PM
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Leaking coolant

I have a coolant leak that starts some where on top of the engine. The coolant runns down the back left side of the engine, and drips off the starter. It doesn't do it all the time. Sometime it only leaks a little and other times it leaks a bunch, and other times not at all. I have crawled under the truck and climbed all over the top and cant't see where it's comming from. Has anyone else had this problem? What am I over looking? I replaced the water pump and the radiater hoses last year. Its not the water pump I have checked it.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 05:27 PM
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I would say you have an intake manifold leak on the back passenger side...
 
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 09:55 PM
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Are you sure its coolant? Thats a common place to find a fuel leak.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 12:30 AM
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Not knowing the engine we can speculate forever.
Don't you have cats or rats sleeping on your warm engine?
 
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 05:28 PM
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What a goober I am for not suppling all the info, got into to big of a hurry. It's a 04 F-350 with 6.0. Yes it is coolant same collor as coolant.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2012 | 05:32 PM
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You might want to ask this question in 6.0 section. I am not familiar with this engine, but I heard the headgaskets on those are weak point.
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