its winter in iowa with 10 degree temps, my truck doesn't warm up and my truck always steams and make a gurgling sound. My radiator seems cool to the touch and i have i believe engine coolant leaking near the water pump housing?

 

could be a bad heater core, clogged radiator, bad water pump, bad fan clutch, bad thermostat, or bad timing cover gasket...

All in all we need more info.

 

well i have a nasty brown spot on the driveway from my truck from the general water pump area, when i lift the hood it is steaming. it all started about last tuesday after i got in a wreck to the left drivers side fender. my temp gauge also goes wild and goes everywhere, doesnt stay still at all

 

you may have a cracked Head....check the oil and let us know what it looks like...if it looks kinda like coffee milk thats not good

 

oil is all good i checked that yesterday and pressure is all fine, i have like a rusty looking steam on the front of the engine though and steam mist comes through by the fan clutch/ timing chain area

 

timing cover could be leaking...as well as the water pump...how many miles?

 

but now i just thought...you could have a bad headgasket, and coolants getting on the headers causing the steam but you also have a water pump leak making it look like the problem lies only in the front of the motor.

take a flashlight and try to pinpoint a leak on the heads, if no leaks thats a good sign.

 

To pinpoint the leak, you will need to:

a) completely fill the radiator
b) Let engine warm up (and t-stat open)
c) fill radiator some more (as t-stat opening will suck more water into engine)

With the radiator full and engine getting warm and under pressure you should be able to spot drips etc... You may have more than one.

 

ok i inspected all hoses and they were all good. I do though seem to leak engine coolant very fast and my leak does seem to be coming from the fan clutch/ water pump area. My radiator is still cold and did not warm up and the fan clutch looks a little wobbly when running. Should i just change the temp stat and get a new water pump or what?

 

Just my $0.02 so please understand just trying to help but I don't always word things the best but I learned this a while back on another project. You can spend as much as you want throwing ideas at and see if that fixes it or you can take it a "good" mechanic and just say what is wrong. Here it is $65 at most places then you don't have to guess or buy parts you don't need. Have them tell you what is wrong and then you can fix it yourself. Just hate to see you replace this and that only to find out it is something else.

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