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    So I pour the coolant into the radiator and it pours out from under the engine. Any thoughts?
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    Have you checked the lower radiator hose
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    Either that ^ or a popped freeze plug. Could be others, but those are the two lowest points it could leak.
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    get the car up on some car ramps or jack stands, and get under and look. most likely a freeze out plug popped out, or rusted out.

    if it is one of these plugs and its on the fire wall side the engine has to come out to change it. or the tranny, one or the other.

    one guy was lucky enough to get the rusted plug out, then installed a block heater to replace the freeze plug.

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