coolant leak?

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maybe your radiator has a whole? the second picture dosent do much justice, pressure test it at 20 lbs MOST!!!

 

To me it looks like transmission fluid leak - put some on your fingers and see how it feels. The quick disconnect seals on the transmission cooler that hold the in & out transmission lines are noted for leaks.

 

your right, but unless that is some NASTY trans fluid, it looks pretty thin, like a water based fluid (coolant) at least to me thats what it looks like, and look at the shroud its covered from the top of it, if it was just the trans the wind would of had to pushed the fluid up to the shroud and cover it like that, just do this:

check your trans fluid make sure it is proper level
check coolant "" ""

oh and alfons were in ontario you from? you buy the TA?

 

Slow trans leaks may not effect the level much. Where that leak is makes it hard to tell the color since it's so dirty around there. Both fluids are reddish in our truck usually, but trans will be a darker red. It's almost a more oily feel whereas antifreeze will feel more watery, but still slippery. Check it as soon as it warms up on the first drive of the day. No matter how subtle an antifreeze leak is, it likes to drip instead of seeping like oils do.

Lets just hope it's not leaking into the aux trans cooler built into the radiator..

 

from what i can tell is that, its more orange than red, the coolant looks low but im not sure how to check that, havent checked the transmission fluid level, where would a picture be better taken from?, im going to eat lunch and then check everything you guys said

 

Check the upper hose too

 

I would clean off the bottom of the radiator as well as the tubes and hoses as well as you can (a DIY car wash would give you enough pressure to blow a lot of the dirt off, and then a rag on the hoses & tube would work), and then it might be easier to see where it's coming from.

Varnerhba, I live to the west of the city of Toronto, in Mississauga, not far from lake Ontario, but am planning to move into the "sticks" in a year or so - I like lots of elbow room.

 

$400.00 by the dealer to replace my lines. Mine are rusted so badly that they are crumbling away like the Oil pan and the cross member and so-on. This is a truck that was babied its entire life. This POS could never be considered a real truck.

 

Ooooo I thought that said Ontario ca