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1996, Cracked block

05-08-2003, 02:13 AM

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Red Rocket

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1996, Cracked block

I just bought a freightliner FL70 hook truck with a 5.9 ISB in it. After driving it for the morning, I realized that I was smelling coolant, and a little inspecting shows a leaking thermostat gasket, and a crack in the block. I can't see the crack though, because the prev owner JB welded it, without success. Any input would be nice, the truck has 117,000 on it, and I like it so much, I hate to lose it over this. What is my best bet....

Nick

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