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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 11:37 PM
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i have a 98 camaro ss, 105,xxx miles. earlier tonight, after i was done driving it around somewhat hard with a bunch of my other buddies, it started smoking from the motor. its definitely coolant, and i heard it dripping onto exhaust but i couldnt tell exactly where. there was a small bit of coolant on the ground near the back of the motor and im really hoping its a return line or something and not a cracked block. what do you guys think??
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 11:40 PM
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Maybe a heater hose or steam vent pipe leaking. Dont rule out a bad head gasket though. Check your oil and see the color
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 12:05 AM
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i checked the oil and it was fine, so probably not a head gasket
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 12:17 AM
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check the coolant lines where they bolt to the rear of the heads.
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 12:21 AM
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Put car on jack stands. Start it up and crawl under there and find that leak.
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did you remove the intake and valley cover ?
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My guess would be a block off tube gasket or freeze plug in the head rotted out.

Good luck, should be a simple fix.
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