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Intake coolant leak - does intake flow coolant?

trooper8

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I have a coolant leak right side front where the head/Intake join beside the heater hose area. Does this intake have a coolant passage?

Wondering if this is an intake gasket or possible cracked head... Thanks
 






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Yup, lower intake gaskets....
 






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It's probably either the lower intake gasket or the head gasket.

Usually the heads on these crack on the inside, between the valves or cylinders, not where it would cause a leak. It might cause coolant to get into the combustion chamber.

Check everything else though and be sure it's not a leaky heater hose, bad hose clamp, or one of the block expansion plugs rusting away.
 






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