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So... Not freeze plugs, not head gasket...pin prick leak from the block! I'll try to get pics but I put dye in and the ran a pressure test. It held the pressure but after wiping down the block I saw the tiniest pin prick leak. About 4-5 inches aft of the freeze plug on the passenger side and a few inches lower. Might be a crack, but if it is it's tiny. Ah, 360k miles but perhaps her race is run.
EDIT: lol, so then I find a nice used 1998 green ford ranger 2wd right down the road. It's a 3.0 so I guess I'll enter the timing cover gasket club. 195k for $3,000 though? I sense a haggle in my future.
EDIT: lol, so then I find a nice used 1998 green ford ranger 2wd right down the road. It's a 3.0 so I guess I'll enter the timing cover gasket club. 195k for $3,000 though? I sense a haggle in my future.
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