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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 01:50 PM
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I have an 06 6.0 F250 with 170,000. While pulling a trailer the other day sprinkles appeared on my windshield and I could smell radiator fluid. Looking back at a stop I could see a big puddle. I've added water since and can't get anything to leak again, but I haven't had it up to the heat it was at. I can't/couldn't at the time find any hoses leaking. Could it be a water pump issue? If it does need replaced, what is the level of difficulty involved. I've done quite a bit of my own work including replacing the serpentine belt, but I'm no mechanic. Thanks for any input
 
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 03:24 PM
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Same thing happened to me several years ago. Turned out it was a bad cap on the degas bottle (not holding pressure).
 
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Old Mar 19, 2012 | 05:01 PM
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happened to our 6.0 too and the top of the radiator was barely cracked but it spit coolant all over the hood, windshield, mirrors, etc
 
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