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Old 05-25-2008, 04:52 PM   #1
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Question Right tailpipe leaking what looks like water

My brake warning lights aren't coming on anymore since I adjusted the e-brake, strangely, even after I drove it today moving furniture back and forth between houses. But I still have the small leak on the front right of the truck, and now I notice that when I park the truck, the right tailpipe (it has dual exhaust) drips what looks like pure water (no antifreeze that I can see) on the ground for a minute or two before slowly stopping after the truck has been shut off. I haven't checked if it drips when I idle it though.

My boyfriend and my dad think it's a head gasket leak, since the two leaks are on the same right side. But I thought when exhaust had dual pipes, it basically comes from the same place just Y's off in 2 directions at the rear of the truck. So why would just the right one leak?

The dodge runs beautifully though, still. What's the deal?
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Old 05-25-2008, 06:05 PM   #2
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if it doesn't have an anti-freeze smell, then i would say it is normal. just a sign that your cats are doing their job.
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I just put a collection pan under the tailpipes, and under the front end leak too. I realized the left tailpipe had water in it, too, just the right one is sloped down slightly more than the left so it leaks more. My boyfriend thinks it's just condensation.

Now, for the front end leak, it's very strange. It's only a small amount, but it LOOKS like the stuff in the radiator, it smells like nothing that I can tell, and FEELS like oil.

The leak is coming from the front passenger's side, about 1 foot from the inside of the tire, and maybe 6 inches forward. My boyfriend is a mechanic, but he's driving commercial truck at the moment so I only have him on the phone.

The radiator is full though, and the oil is actually filled way more than the line says to fill it. So whoever did the oil last on this truck put too much in.

Any ideas on the front end leak?
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condensation from the A/C?
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Maybe, but Im not running my A/C atm. I'm thinking it's from the weird weather. Hot cold hot cold hot cold.
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If you are using the defroster the a/c will come on for a bit. Could it be a transmission cooling line starting to leak?
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