hello from kansas

[obesemustang]

hello from kansas, with antifreeze leak

well i am 17 and a few months ago i got my first ranger. it was exactly what i wanted it is a 4.0 5speed 4x4. since then I have put in explorer seats and console (driver seat was torn up, and i found the explorer seats for $25 at a garage sale.), and kc lights in the stock fog light holes. i have also put in a new head unit, and replaced all the speakers. a few weeks ago i noticed antifreeze dripping from under the truck crawled underneath and it looked like it was the water pump. My father and i then replaced the water pump. filled it back up ran a day with no leaks, i come out from church two days after we replaced the water pump and there was a puddle underneath the truck. i filled with antifreeze, and looked under the truck and saw the drip again. drove it home crawled underneath looked closer this time saw there was coolant coming behind the alternator bracket. replaced both heater hoses, still dripping. looked behind the alternator bracket filled with antifreeze then saw a small stream coming from a crack between what looks like the head and the lower intake manifold. is it the gasket or something else?

 

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

That appears to be either the head gasket or lower intake manifold gasket leaking. I'm thinking it's the intake gasket. If you have a ride to the parts store, pull the intake off and inspect it. If the leak wasn't coming from there then it'll most likely be the head gasket.