You may want to check around the thermostat housing, mine's leaked there a
few times now...
-- -Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""Gabriel A. Couriel"" <BigGabe@fiufiji.com> wrote in message news:MOEEJOOFGDIGEJODCLKMKEGGCCAA.BigGabe@FIUFIJI.com... > > lately there has been a coolant smell when driving my truck. it begins when > the truck warms up, and you get that characteristic "maple syrup" smell of > collant evaporating, but doesn't last too long. i searched the entire > engine bay, and i can't find any leaks or puddles. also, there is nothing > leaking on to the drive way when i get home. the smell doesn't start > immediately, but when the truck warms up after a while. i'm at 46,000 > miles, and plan on doing a full flush of the system during the summer. > > also, the lower return hose, as well as the bypass hose, have been replaced. > when i checked for coolant the other day, the truck was low, so i put some > into the resevoir, and i haven't noticed it go down since then, but i will > check tomorrow. > > any suggestions on where to look? this is frustrating to be smelling that > coolant and not know where it is coming from. > > Gabe Couriel > http://frontpage.tripod.com/fijigabe0 > >
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