I noticed the smell of coolant inside my truck as well as moisture on the inside bottom edge of the front windshield. While looking for a leak I noticed coolant on the ground behind the front passenger tire dripping off the frame near the inside of the fender well. As suggested in other posts I have checked the carpet on the passenger side floor and it is dry. Would this still be a possible leak in the heater core or something else?

 

Could be a leak at the heater core fittings

 

Hopefully RichPhotos is right, but. .


Do you have AC? That spot seems to be a coolant/anti-freeze leak from the heater core dripping out of the AC condensate drain hole.


I hope Rich is right for you..


P.J.

 

I do have an AC. I checked the heater core fittings and saw no signs of leaking. If it is the heater core, could the hoses be disconnected from the heater core and spliced together to bypass it until I have time to replace the heater core? Would this also be a good test to see if the leak stops as well? That way I no for sure it's the heater core.

 

You can bypass it for the time being, yes.

 

Bypassed the heater core and the leak stopped.

 

Just don't forget you have it bypassed, and all of a sudden winter sneaks up on you! Did that one time in my '73. Finally got the core changed out in like January. I was FREEZING that year!