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Old 12-26-2008, 11:25 AM
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i have a 96 4 door 4x4 4.3L v6 vortex blazer and have a bad coolant leak. the leak is on the top of the motor on the drivers side twords the front of the motor. i went to get a bottle of bars leak to try a quick fix. at the time i couldent find the leak. befor i bought it i asked to use there test gauge. hooked it up i pump it to about 15 lbs and could actuly see the leak. it was spouting up from right behind the a.c pump. it dosent **** out hard enough to acutly see it spouting up when its running. but it leaks a good enough to realy **** you off an **** up ur drive way.it might not hade very much anti freez in it the past week and it did get to like zero degrees maby 1-2 days this week if that tells you anything. please help i have very low funds this ression is kickin my ***. thanks' ant
 
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Old 12-26-2008, 11:38 AM
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Sounds like an intake gasket leak. Use 'search' and there are plenty of posts regarding the repair procedure.
 
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Old 12-26-2008, 10:10 PM
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is that the only thing it could be??
 
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No, but based on your description (and without having a picture of it to look at), I would say it is the most likely. If you could post a good picture of the leak, it would help.
 
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