Anti-Freeze Leak

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99F250Smitty

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96 Ranger, 4.0L. Leaking antifreeze somewhere on the side of the block right above the axle, coming from behind the air conditioner compressor and power steering pump. Is there a freeze plug in that area, or what could be leaking in that general area? Thanks!

Brian
 
If it's not a freeze plug, it could be the head gasket (hopefully not). I had it happen on my 97'F-150 4.6. It ran great and everything, just leaked badly. My fan clutch went out, which made it over heat a few times on the way home from work, in turn warping my passenger side head just enough to create a leak.

I hope that's not the case in your situation. If you have a Chiltons manual or something, it will give you the locations of all the freeze plugs, and the step by step on how to replace them. Wish you the best.

Regards

-Denny
 
Freeze plug....I've replaced 5 of them in the last 6 months in my dads gfs 97. Take the bracket off and there's a freeze plug on the front of the head, pound it out, take it to the auto parts store and get a new one. They're right around 3 bucks. Get a brass one, they tend to last longer.
 
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