coolant leak

[5.0Flareside]

ok today i was washing the trucks and when i got home with the 88 it sprung a good size coolant leak. dont know where it came from it was sudden. and it only happened bout 10 foot away from where i was parking it. and was sitting leaking out and i cant see where its coming from. it looks like its coming from the top of the motor towards the back.

any ideas on where its coming from???

 

[FordF-SuperDuty]

My Bronco leaks coolant (or maybe wiper fluid), but at the current rate of leakage, I'm not going to worry too much about it.

 

[Skandocious]

Top near the BACK? Hope it's not a head gasket...

 

[john112deere]

any ideas on where its coming from???

'88 should be EFI, right?

I know at least some of those trucks ran coolant up to the throttle body to keep it from icing up...might be worth a look.

 

[5.0Flareside]

thats what i was thinking. i hope it aint either. but im letting it cool off and then check the coolant level then drive it around the block and keep an eye on the temp and then pull back in and go from there.

 

[5.0Flareside]

'88 should be EFI, right?

I know at least some of those trucks ran coolant up to the throttle body to keep it from icing up...might be worth a look.

yeah its efi. well Ian might have a good point i did see a puddle right above the water pump. so idk. like i said im gonna check it out here in a lil bit to get more thoughts on it.

 

[5.0Flareside]

and i can pretty much rule out a head gasket cause there is coolant on the valve covers. like near the bolts on that little lip.

 

[5.0Flareside]

just drove it to the mailbox and back nothing. i think im gonna drive it to the gas station and back and see.

 

[F 150Cobra]

how about the heater stuff? oh and also there is a coolant line going to the throttle body chek that

 

[5.0Flareside]

its from the front corner on the drivers side. it appears to be a cracked cylinder head. its bad and i say real bad.

 

[FordF-SuperDuty]

Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude, that sucks. Gives you a reason to swap GT40s in.

 

[F 150Cobra]

its from the front corner on the drivers side. it appears to be a cracked cylinder head. its bad and i say real bad.

looks like your gonna do the engine build sooner than you thought sir

 

[Blue Goose]

Get us some rrrrreal clear pictures!

 

[SuperCab]

ten bucks says you hit it with cold water whilst washing it and it cracked the head.

happened to a 300 we had once...


that sucks.

 

[5.0Flareside]

idk. but its bad. i cant get a real clear pic. im gonna start pricing heads and gasket sets so i can deal with the leaks when ive got the engine apart already.

 

[5.0Flareside]

looks like your gonna do the engine build sooner than you thought sir

i wasnt wanting to do an engine build for the 88. i was gonna do one for my Flareside. but this is all on the 88.

 

[KdPate]

Are you sure it isn't a freeze plug that is seeping??????? If the antifreeze/ coolant hasn't been kept up and it has steel freeze plugs...........you get the picture....


Already talked to Tim about this a few hours ago.

 

[dragogt]

^^ MY first thought was a freeze plug also...

 

[5.0Flareside]

it dont look that way. its coming all from the front drivers side corner.