5.4 coolant leak/intake problem ? HELP !!

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May 16, 2009 | 05:40 PM

beel61

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5.4 coolant leak/intake problem ? HELP !!

Hi, working on my dad's 98 conversion van, 5.4, coolant leaking on passenger side rear of engine. I pull the engine cover off, and there is a metal coolant tube going into the intake manifold that is cracked right where it goes into the intake manifold. How is this tube attached to the intake ? More troubling is there is an area just to the rear of where the tube goes in that has a rubber gasket and a bolt hole, and it appears that a chunk broke off the rear of the intake manifold ??!! Doea anyone have a photo/diagram of what the rear of the intake manifold should look like, and how this tube is held in ? It appears the intake manifold will have to be replaced, it's aluminum.Anyone have any idea how tough of a job this is in a van ? Thanks in advance.

May 20, 2009 | 07:10 PM

LxMan1

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I do not have any pictures right off, but I would think that going from inside the van, it would be fairly easy to access. But I know vans can be a real pain to work on!!