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Old Mar 17, 2013 | 11:39 AM
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Radiator/coolant leak

Spent about an hour searching and found nothing similar to my prob. I came out to my 04 f350 and found a puddle close to my passenger side wheel. I wiped it and it was clear with no odor so I thought it might have been some water from melting ice/frost. I drove it for awhile and when I got home I parked it in a different spot/different angle and let it sit. Came out a few hours later and there is now two small puddles directly under my fisher mounts. This time I crawl under the truck and notice that the radiator is wet on the lower left and right hand side at the bottom where the lines go in and out. I really can't see anything else because the fan shroud is in the way. It's a balmy 21 out and I'm not gonna look into it further until I can get it over to my shop tomorrow when I can pull it inside. I don't see any obvious signs where it could be a hose/clamp and as mentioned, the lower left and right side of the radiator show signs of moisture. The radiator was replaced about 4yrs ago and the fluid in the degas bottle is now below the min line. Does this sound like a bad radiator or could it be something else behind the shroud and following a path down the rad? I've never encountered this problem before so I don't even know where to begin aside from looking at hoses and clamps which appear to be all good... Any ideas or links would really be appreciated...!!!
 
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