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Old 04-29-2013 | 05:01 PM
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I have a drip under the truck, 86 F250 diesel, passenger side, mid to rear engine. The drip is not diesel. It is not oil. I doubt it is antifreeze. It appears to be just water.

The AC doesn't work on the truck, but I took the AC belt off any ways just to make sure it wasn't the AC condenser wasn't working and/or creating water run-off.

The leak appears shortly after the truck has been parked. It is not dripping when I stop. I'm sorta baffled as to what it can be. Any suggestions?
 
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Old 05-05-2013 | 09:52 PM
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Water dripping from your exhaust.
 
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Old 05-06-2013 | 08:06 AM
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Water can get trapped in cavities and pockets within the truck during a rain.
After the rain some of this water can escape if the truck is parked on a different angle.

I'm just guessing... I have no idea without seeing it and especially since your Air Conditioning doesn't work any more
 
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Old 05-07-2013 | 09:39 AM
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i put a bucket under the drip, then next morning i looked and the water had a greenish tint, crap. so it is anti-freeze.

looking further, with a flashlight, i found that the engine block heater has a slow leak and get bigger when engine is hot
 
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Old 05-07-2013 | 09:14 PM
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NICE !!! Cheap inexpensive fix. Could quite possible NOT cost anything to fix.
Remove block heater. Clean BH and clean opening and reinstall.
 
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