2001 Chevy Silverado Water from exhaust

RANDYRED

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2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
V8
4WD
AUTOMATIC
148,000 MILES

I know normally a little water doesnt matter. But yesterday I got out of my truck after only driving it for about a mile, it hadn't even gotten warm yet; and I looked under my truck to find that there were to trails of liquid coming out the rear. There was water dripping out of the muffler itself, and also water dripping out of the exhaust tip. Like I said normally this wouldnt bother me but ive never seen it drip out of the muffler before, and this wasnt just a little bit. Both trails lead about 20 feet out from under the truck. Ive recently been having problems with low coolant and no trace of where its going, but my oil doesnt look like it has any water in it, im confused?

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RHALL77

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Does the fluid look green coming out of the muffler? Did you pressure check the cooling system to see if it was leaking.

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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 AT 10:37 AM

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No it is only water coming out, my concern was the quantity, although like I said before the antifreeze level does get low about every other week or so

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Thursday, April 24th, 2008 AT 10:49 AM

RHALL77

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I would check your water pump gaskets and see if they are leaking. As for the water in the exhaust, im not sure but I dont think I would worry to much unless you think it is excessive.

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Thursday, April 24th, 2008 AT 11:22 AM

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