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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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From: Maryville, TN
Car: '86 Trans Am
Engine: 305 H.O.
Transmission: 700r4
Small Puddle On Intake

Haven't been concerned with it until now since I'm about to replace the rear main seal and rebuild the tranny, but I've had a small leak it would seem on the left of the intake towards the front. I can usually clean it up with a rag in seconds, but the leak is annoying me and I'd like to find where it's coming from, but nothing around it seems wet. If I don't wipe it up with a rag, the flex fan just blows it away (which I never notice. Never a lot of coolant there).

Where could it be coming from? It started doing this a couple months after I replaced the radiator if that has anything to do with it.

Here are some pics. These were taken long before the leak started, but I'm circling the area where the coolant collects.
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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Car: 92 Lingenfelter Z28 articwhite
Engine: Aluminum 615BBC
Transmission: Th400wbrake/curri entps9" locker
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Re: Small Puddle On Intake

make sure your heater Hose is not split at the end
make sure you hose fitting to the intake is sealed and snug (tight) into the intake.

take the hose clamps and slide them back about a 1/4 inch.
make sure you hose are pushed down snug. then make sure your hose clamp is snug.

making sure the hose clamps are not at the verry end of the Hose.
but back about 1/4 inch from the end.

also look at the tharmastat housing. look close for the green coolent
stains at the gasket.. if you see it.. replace the Gasket and use a light coat of ultra black/blue RTV on each side of the new gasket.. letting the gasket set up for 10 min before you install it.

also look at the intake bolts look for the green stain of coolent
if you see the stain. you will have to remove that intake bolt.
clean the bolt and re seal with the white teflone sealnt (RTV type stuff)
and reinstall and TQ.

im betting it's a $5 fix T housing or Hose

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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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From: London, Ont, Canada
Car: 87 T-Top GTA
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.27
Re: Small Puddle On Intake

I've had the same puddling of coolent there before years ago. It puddled on top of the block where the lower intake bolts on to.(Front passenger side). I changed the gasket(lower intake), it was fine until this summer and its returned again!

It was my gasket before, I bet its the gasket agian. And given the location of yours, I bet its your gasket!
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