455 72-75 Weirdest coolant leak ever

You think its possible to be leaking from the part between the waterpump and the block, i think its called the timing cover

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If it is behind the distributor on the timing cover I would look at the bypass hose and the upper hose and thermostat housing. Even if the housing is tight the gasket surface can have imperfections such as pitting. The long timing cover bolts that go through the water pump sometimes leak. I use liquid Teflon on those but I don't think those would leak by the distributor unless the fan is blowing it.
The timing cover gasket would leak oil. The water pump gasket would leak the water. It again would be difficult to appear near the distributor.
The intake gasket should have sealer around the water ports. The only way to see that would be to remove the intake.

 

I just replaced the upper hose, bypass hose and and thermostat housing gasket I dont see anything we around there. It only looks wet where the timing cover hits the block

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Ill try thay teflon idea tomorrow

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Lets hope for the best

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Going to try that bolt tomorrow im stuck at home till i fix this luckily my sons on christmas break

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Tried unscrewing the bolt under the impression that I could pull just the bolt out but it wasnt difficult to tell that wasnt going to work because coolant immediately after a few twists stated pouring out from there. Since im going to be needing this as a daily driver for a while im just going to take apart the whole front down to the timing cover to inspect if its a crack, gasket or just that bolt. Im ordering a gasket kit. Do you suggest I change anything in that area that could add reliability?

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Luckily I'm not faint of heart

I do understand that was the best advice you could have possibly given someone in my situation,

But

Ive taken apart and put back together 4 engines in my life, down to the block. Mind you, this was about 4 years ago and how I speak may seem green because I forgot a lot, but there is a reason I'm not scared to take these things apart.

A man with a wrench, shop manual, time and a sharp mind can do almost anything.

As of now, I have a place where I can store the car for 2-3 weeks to pull this job off. I have pressure tested the coolant system and the intake no longer leaks, its the timing cover, so this is a completely different leak I'm handling.

As far as the Intake goes, I contacted the previous owner and he used this intake for the last 20,000 miles on the car so im waiting for my tax return to just replace the intake since it will do for now(im not happy about this, but thats my reality).

A little more about me though, I can hit a sattilite 22,000 miles away to give communications to anywhere in the world. This isnt going to be easy for me, but I will succeed.

Dont forget, I'm an army man. HOAH!

I never quit until my mission is done, and right now my mission is to fix this leak. So about that timing cover, is there anything that you'd suggest I replace while the front end is apart? A list of tools ill need to rent would help as well.

Man, this forums going to be gold for all the newbies out in the world.



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Remember to seal the bolts that go through water. I also use gasgachinch from edelbrock to stick the timing cover gasket on the block. For the oil pan gasket, you must trim the front off clean at the block. I don't use the gasket section provided, rather use rtv to make the front section. That's just me. Also, if you change the timing set be sure to use loctite on the bolts. Be easy on the small water pump bolts and don't forget the fuel pump. Good luck.

 

And, I'd add: Do not over use any type sealant on the timing cover especially around the oil pump passage. I've seen an engine lost because of a 'mechanic' using way too much silicone on the cover.

 

Me too and as an old TV commercial used to say, "A little dab will do ya!".

 

Earlier this year I encountered something similar. It was not leaking down, in fact it was squirting upwards
(from the cover) and hitting the bottom of the head area making it look like the corner of the head was leaking.
It was hard to notice at first because everything was wet with coolant. Once I took the time to wipe down and dry the entire area, the leak point was easy to find after the next drive and park.

 

Ill make sure to try retightening everyscrew in that area, ill spend all of monday making sure that I can feel confident that it is the timing cover. Earlier in this discussion after discovering the intake was loose someone said they wonder what else is loose. Thats been lingering in my mind since some of you feel really confident that its not the timing cover gasket I'm sure that comes from experience. Ill go get some dye if that doesnt work and make sure to pressure test one last time with a black light. I'll keep everyone posted.

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My valve covers are pretty dirty not too far from this build up. It looks dry but with it that dirty I guess I could never know for sure. Ill make sure to hash that out tomorrow as well


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My last one I didn't have Gasgachinch and used permeates high tack. I like that also.