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J HEART Posted on Nov 17, 2012
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If you are smelling antifreeze inside the truck, it could be the heater core. Feel the carpet on the passenger side. If its wet its the heater core. A blown hose under the hood is easy to spot. The only other things it could be is a water pump, thermosat, or radiator. If the water pump is bad it will leak through the weep hole on the underside of it.
If no leaks anywhere, change the thermostat.

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