Well after tearing some stuff down I found out that my water pump is not leaking but there is a piece of metal behind the water pump that's attached to the block that is. I don't know what to call that piece but it looks like a pita. If anyone has and feedback on this I would love to hear it. Thanks, Aaron.

 

its called the timing chain cover

Dunno how hard its to replace haven't done it yet in a newbie

 

The part the water pump mounts on? If so it is the timing gear/chain cover and there is water passage's through it. Probably a good idea to replace the timing gears and chain while it's accessible. Also replace the bypass hose, the little one at the top of water pump.

 

Yea I called my mechanic today and thats the same thing he said but he would'nt be able to get to it untill Friday or so. I like to work on my truck but I don't know how big of a project this may become.

 

replacing the time chain gasket is easy, but takes about 1 1/2 hours extra to change. You have to pull the harmonic balancer and you'll need a special tool to pull that plus you'll need a large socket and breaker bar to get the bolt off that holds the crank pulley on. I believe its a 1 1/4 inch socket. Use that and a 24" breaker bar.

Changing the timing chain out and putting a new one on is definitely worth it. My truck runs so much smoother since I did that.