Can someone help me figure out whats wrong with my truck?

 

1. Head gasket blown at right front corner of block (common prob), fluid hitting fan and sending it everywhere.

2. Could be just a pinhole leak in a hose too.

 

When was the last water pump? Pretty easy to replace and cheap. It is on that side of the engine too! Keep it simple!

 

Coolant looks to be a nasty bad color?? HG is my bet, but no mods?? hmmm

 

thanks for the reply

i checked the hoses and they look good (i dried them off and then started the car...they were still dry)

It seems to be lower then the head gasket.

It seems to be coming from above the pump (from the first picture) at the very top on the left. Im pretty sure thats the A/C pump because it has metal lines going to it.


What could leak just above the A/C Pump??

 

im 99% sure thats just dirt from the fan. I just got the truck and I relocated that can that was making a mess in front of the fan.

It is definaly coolant leaking.

 

you think its a water pump? how much is a water pump?

my truck is stock I have 170k on it and I just got it a few weeks ago

 

2 bolts. Directly above the a/c compressor. Water pump! Looks like you'll be needin' one!

 

Looks like the waterpump to me (edit: darn VZ you type too quick ).

 

They are like 65 bucks for a new one at NAPA.

 

If you have access to a radiator pressure checker you could pump it up and find the leak without the engine running. Better to do that than just throwing money at the possible problem.

 

thanks for the help men.
ill get that water pump replaced

 

i got the pump from napa except it doesnt look exactly right. The part from napa has a cover over the fin. Does it make a difference?

The pump had ALOT of play so im very sure thats what was causing the leak. Thanks again for all the help.


Did they give me the wrong pump? Napa is closed now....Ill have to get them tomorrow

 

looks like an updated version for better flow to me. ive used on like that on my jeep for years now.

 

yep, that "cover" makes it pump more coolant, more efficiently. I remember when the eftermarket companies started making ones for the small block chevy like that. They were suppoed to flow something like 30% more coolant.