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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Well just as a friendly update and yet again another thank you for the guidance on this one. Got the water pump to seal. Had a whole bunch of RTV (as was speculated around here) that pushed a portion of the bottom of the gasket away from its holding place. Pressure tested everything and...
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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Ok that makes sense. I'll try it minus the RTV first. Then if I have problems go back and try and mess with the RTV. Just kind of a general question; am I ok to pressure test all of this when I'm done installing the water pump? Or is there a sit and wait time before doing so? The reason I...
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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Hey dpantazis the original did not have a gasket (I'm now going to assume that is why it was leaking). The new one did come with a gasket but I have a theory about why it leaked. I put RTV all over the gasket and then I know for a fact that the pump moved a bit when I was installing it. That...
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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Ok sounds good. I will pull the pump back off on my day off on Friday and let the RTV setup for a few hours and then I bolt everything up to the block. To be honest I never knew that you should RTV and let it sit before you bolt it up to the block. I would have thought that you RTV and...
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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Yeah I second that about tearing the motor and tranny apart. I used a little RTV around the edge last time, but I didn't want to "over-do-it" so to speak. I hate to ask for such technical advice, but is there an amount that I should do. A smooth layer? Also should I apply some RTV to the...
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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Ok so you guys can make fun of me now. So I began to pull the drive lines out of the transfer case. Starting un-bolting everything from beneath the transmission when I thought to myself "maybe I should pressure test it one more time." So I stopped what I was doing and pressure tested the...
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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Got it. Thank you again for your help. I will let you all know what I find out on Friday. I'll try and take some photos to post also.
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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Ok I guess I'm a little confused so I'll just ask this: I realize that the starter is on the passenger side of the motor and the block heater/oil filter is on the driver's side. You are saying that there are freeze plugs on both the sides of the block? I'm sorry for asking such stupid...
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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Thank you Dave for your input. I did a quick pressure test last night as I was taking the garbage out and I had a pool of coolant on the back side of the motor. I won't have time until Friday to mess around with it but I will let you know about the freeze plugs. Also the coolant is coming...
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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Thank you for your help Patrick. Just one more question for you before I head off and pressure test everything this week, are the freeze plugs visible without taking the transmission off? I have no problem unbolting and dropping the transmission, but I'm just curious if I should do that first...
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    Help Needed 94.5 Coolant Leak - Rear Of Motor

    Hey Guys I've got another coolant leak again coming from the good old early Powerstroke. I just got done replacing the oil cooler seals about a month ago, and now this leak started to happen. I have found coolant on the oil pan, but no luck in terms of finding the leak. I have read online...
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