Coolant Leak
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Coolant Leak
1996 EXP 4.0, 100,000 miles
I recently drove cross-country and made it 3/4 of the way before I stopped for lunch, came back out, and noticed a huge puddle of coolant underneath the front end. Looked like it was leaking from the bottom corner, drivers side of the engine, looks like a gasket problem but not sure which one. I see what looks like to be the "freeze plug" but that doesn't appear to be leaking. Also, it doesn't appear to be leaking internally. Anyway, I used Aluma-Seal as a quick fix and made it the rest of the way, as a matter of fact, it hasn't leaked since and the coolant has been at normal levels. Any ideas? Should I still be concerned even though it stopped leaking? Also, what do freeze plugs do?
Thanks in advance.
I recently drove cross-country and made it 3/4 of the way before I stopped for lunch, came back out, and noticed a huge puddle of coolant underneath the front end. Looked like it was leaking from the bottom corner, drivers side of the engine, looks like a gasket problem but not sure which one. I see what looks like to be the "freeze plug" but that doesn't appear to be leaking. Also, it doesn't appear to be leaking internally. Anyway, I used Aluma-Seal as a quick fix and made it the rest of the way, as a matter of fact, it hasn't leaked since and the coolant has been at normal levels. Any ideas? Should I still be concerned even though it stopped leaking? Also, what do freeze plugs do?
Thanks in advance.
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