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Jul 23, 2013 | 04:00 PM

johnwleong

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Coolant Leak

Hi,

I am new to ford trucks well actually trucks in general and new to this forum

I just bought a 1991 F-250 Super Duty 7.3 IDI diesel Truck

Just noticed today after starting the engine and moving the truck a little that coolant was leaking from the bottom of the truck.

I got under and took a picture of where it seemed to be coming from.

Does anyone have any ideas of what it could be. I am pretty handy around cars but not trucks. Would it be something that I should get a mechanic to look at?

Thanks in advance.

John

Jul 23, 2013 | 09:13 PM

johnwleong

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Got the Photo Working

Sorry I realise that the photo didn't load before.

Here is the photo of where the leak is hapenning.

Thanks

John

Jul 23, 2013 | 11:09 PM

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Hey, welcome to FTE and to our lil' corner!. Start the engine and look at all the coolant hoses above this spot, specially the ones coming from the water pump (check both the connections and the condition of the hoses, cracks, etc...), also check the pump bearing and weeping hole (any of these symptoms will indicate the pump requires replacement).

Jul 23, 2013 | 11:22 PM

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Like Encho said, you got to look up. Water will leave a trail from where the source is. Start looking above the seal there and try to find more water.

If you run the motor for a few min, it should get warm enough to evaporate any water that isn't in the path of the leak. Shouldn't be too hard to find

Jul 23, 2013 | 11:53 PM

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Thank you for your responses. Will have a look in the morning. I have worked on cars before and now working on a truck. There is soo much more room...

Thanks again.

Jul 24, 2013 | 01:32 AM

Encho

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Like you said, it's exactly the same, but with more space and bigger parts... and 4WD if you have it.

Jul 24, 2013 | 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Encho

Where's this weeping hole? I got a pinhole leak but its more by the radiator and that's definite because I just replaced all hoses and the water pump and double sealed it with no leaks from it.