pouring out antifreeze!

[dftc777]

so i just replace my head and now im leaking alot of antifreeze...soo im looking for the leak but cant find wjere is coming from its behind the head somewhere...my dad went under and said he seen it coming from the block...?

ideas will help thanks

[Wickit]

So the block was leaking or was it in that area?? It could be a hose that got loose or cut?

[dftc777]

its some where behind the head like under the intake manifold...but i cant see where its coming..pops said its not any hose but looks like from the block some where...

[Losiracer2]

Its most likely that U shaped hose near the thermostat area. Thats what happened to mine when I did a new headgasket

[real_mckoy]

agree with above make sure you check all the hoses.. one could have gotten old and crystalized

[dftc777]

the metal one?

[JBradley500]

Might as well look at the block drain plug too. I don't know why it would leak now but it's worth a shot.

[dftc777]

where is that at?

[cloudasc]

The block drain plug is to the right and up the block of the oil cooler shown in this picture:

I tapped my block drain plug for an aftermarket temperature sender, so I can have a gauge with actual temperature markings. The plug below the oil cooler in this picture is the oil drain plug, thats tapped too for my oil temperature sender & gauge.

[dftc777]

is that the intake manifold above? the plug right under?

[cloudasc]

You see that blue thing? Thats a bisimoto reusable phenolic heat shielding gasket, and its sandwhiched between the block and the intake manifold.

[Leung]

yeah that's the intake manifold in the picture above and that round thing under the black pipe is the oil cooler, found on the A6 engines, where the oil filter screws onto.

[dftc777]

ok my dad just seen the picture and he said that where that blue is..thats were the anti freeze is leaking from...is that possilbe?

['93CB7Ex]

ok my dad just seen the picture and he said that where that blue is..thats were the anti freeze is leaking from...is that possilbe?

yes it is. the intake manifold has coolant passages in it.

[cloudasc]

Yes coolant runs through the gasket area, you would want to use something like hondabond or permatex grey around the area the coolant flows through along with a gasket. The nice thing about the bisimoto one, is its re-usable, and does help keep the head from heatsoaking the intake.