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Its leaking coolant and iM not sure where its leaking from

Tiny
JIMISTEEL
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  • 1994 ISUZU TROOPER
  • 142,000 MILES
I have a 1994 trooper 3.2 I checked the radiator and hoses. They look fine. When I started the engine I heard a noise but didn't think much of it. When the engine got warm enough to turn on the heat, it was blowing out cool air. I pulled over and noticed it was leaking pretty fast from the the front of the motor area, I had a similar problem with my caravan and that turned out to be a metal pipe that ran across the top of the motor. It was the gasket or something like that. Could this be my problem and if so how can I fix this myself?
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011 AT 5:54 PM

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Tiny
SATURNTECH9
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It sounds more like it could be the water pump your best bet is to get a cooling system pressure tester and see where the leak is.
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011 AT 6:04 PM
Tiny
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When I try to put more coolant in the radiator it runs out just as quick as I put it in from the front of the engine area. But very difficult to tell were it originates from.
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011 AT 9:33 PM
Tiny
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I would suspect a lower intake manifold leak. It' very common on those. You need to pressurize the system and pay close attention to the intake area.
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011 AT 9:52 PM
Tiny
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Thanks for the back up.
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Saturday, December 24th, 2011 AT 10:02 PM

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