And things just keep adding up.....

[5.0Flareside]

omg..... this is really frustrating me..... just went outside with a flashlight to see if i could confirm where the oil leak is coming from.....


well i did that and something else.......

has to do with the coolant leak i have......


I'll let yall just guess.....

as if my day couldnt get anyworse....

 

[taxreliever]

omg..... this is really frustrating me..... just went outside with a flashlight to see if i could confirm where the oil leak is coming from.....


well i did that and something else.......

has to do with the coolant leak i have......


I'll let yall just guess.....

as if my day couldnt get anyworse....

Water pump?

 

[5.0Flareside]

no... and this is a seperate coolant leak from the radiator...

 

[taxreliever]

Oh damn, tell me it's not a head gasket?

 

[5.0Flareside]

I wanted to see what everyone else was thinking before i let yall know....

but yeah Ken, its the Head gasket... drivers side rear.....

good news is.... its not leaking into the oil.... just leaking to the outside of the block...

 

[LEB Ben]

That's usually how it goes man. Sorry to hear it, but it's almost a 20 year old truck, with a couple hundred thousand miles on it, it's to be expected.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Have you got another engine to drop in?

 

[5.0Flareside]

not right now... im figuring that out...

 

[Ridgerunner]

not right now... im figuring that out...

Wasn't you rebuilding one?

 

[taxreliever]

That's usually how it goes man. Sorry to hear it, but it's almost a 20 year old truck, with a couple hundred thousand miles on it, it's to be expected.

Ben, mine's 34 years old.....should I be looking at another engine?

Don't mean to joke here and bust your balls.....hope it works out.

 

[DNFXDLI]

If it's any consolation Chris, that's kinda what happened with my 79. Before I parked it for winter the first year, I had to adjust the antifreeze concentration and as soon as I touched the rad, it started to leak..then come spring after it had sat all winter, rear main, valve cover, oil pan, rear end, transmission all started leaking. I feel your pain...it just sucks when it happens all at once, esp given that it is your daily driver.

 

[flareside_thunder]

Sounds Like a good excuse for a headswap...don't fret Chris....You can fix that in an afternoon....

 

[Fordzilla80]

Well chit dude, that's gettin a bit ridiculous. Especially with your situation.

 

[flareside_thunder]

When it rains it pours....

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

Ive come to expect it now after the 76. If somethins been sittin a wjile and all of a sudden it gets driven ever day its gonna leak most likely the pinion seal then the transfer case etc etc.

 

[73F100Shortbed]

It isn't that hard of a job to get done over the weekend as long as the heads are not warped.

 

[polarbear]

I'm gonna loop back around to that $129/mo KIA lease special. You guys need to have at least one reliable, bulletproof, warrantied vehicle in the driveway. Serious.

 

[5.0Flareside]

it has been bullet proof till now...

its nothing a weekend cant fix....

and ive already got something lined up.... along with the GT40 heads.....

 

[73F100Shortbed]

Should be fine. Just get a complete gasket set and get to work

 

[5.0Flareside]

thats what im doing... its gonna be worked on saturday...