Leaking anti-freeze fluid from somewhere?

[SixSh00ter]

I've got anti-freeze fluid leaking from somewhere. I don't think it's the radiator, or the heater core housing or the overflow tank, or the hoses, because they all are dry.

It's on the two transmission cooler lines beyond the oil filter, and on the front axle housing (i'm not good at naming some of the parts so my descriptions may be inaccurate). I've checked the transmission lines where they connect to the bottom of the radiator and it's dry there. The first 12 inch's of the transmission cooling lines are dry. Then they're wet with anti-freeze fluid for another 12 inch's or so and then they're dry again.

I'm not sure of what else it may be, the water pump or perhaps a freeze plug?
I don't know what all components make up the cooling system.
I've got an automatic transmission and it's a 4x4. It just started leaking today.

 

[SixSh00ter]

I put it in the shop, they ran a pressure test and said it was the intake manifold gasket. How many hours should it take an ASE certified mechanic to replace that gasket?

 

[289-tiger-]

You have the area of the leak under observation. It could be corrected with a bottle of Bar's Leak (if minor.) How bad is the leak. Quart/Gallon mileage/time. Also on 94's torquing the intake to spec may relieve gasket issues before replacement.

Good luck

 

[SixSh00ter]

Thanks Tiger, I just had the shop do it. They booked it at 4 hours.

 

[98blownranger]

you can get a dye to help track the leak down

 

[289-tiger-]

Hopefully everything got glued back together for you.

Happy Holidays.

289-tiger-