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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 08:47 PM
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No prob. So, can you describe the smell? Is it a plastic burning smell? Oil? Gas? Wood like? Have you checked the engine out to see if anything is dripping anywhere? Just checking the level of fluids won't tell you anything if it's just dripping. You need to take a flashlight and go start looking at stuff real good. That would help narrow it down.
I don't remember honstly and it hasn't done it since. I do know that I have a small anti freeze leak. I was told that when I got the truck but I'm not sure how to even go about
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 08:56 PM
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I don't remember honstly and it hasn't done it since. I do know that I have a small anti freeze leak. I was told that when I got the truck but I'm not sure how to even go about
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Throw some flour on it and look for the wet spot....seriously....just look for something leaking. Antifreeze is kinda florescent, use a blacklight to spot leaks.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 11:22 PM
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Throw some flour on it and look for the wet spot....seriously....just look for something leaking. Antifreeze is kinda florescent, use a blacklight to spot leaks.

sounds yummy antifreeze flavored bread...just ad some yeast to the flour befor u through it on there... lol,

my truck had a antifreeze leak when i first got it... ended up changing the HB and water pump but the leak was form the timing chain cover gasket.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Timothy Watrous
sounds yummy antifreeze flavored bread...just ad some yeast to the flour befor u through it on there... lol,

my truck had a antifreeze leak when i first got it... ended up changing the HB and water pump but the leak was form the timing chain cover gasket.
Ditto.
That's what I have to look forward to.
That and the cat, they're both racing each other to see who will take my money first.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2012 | 11:39 PM
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yea i had to redo the gasket surface though, it was realy pitted so i resurfaced it on the surface grinder
 
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Yikes. I hope that doesn't happen with mine! I won't be doing it myself since I don't have the time.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2012 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Timothy Watrous
sounds yummy antifreeze flavored bread...just ad some yeast to the flour befor u through it on there... lol,

my truck had a antifreeze leak when i first got it... ended up changing the HB and water pump but the leak was form the timing chain cover gasket.
 
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