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I am starting to fear that it is a head gasket. Maybe a freeze plug, would be great if it was but is not looking promising.

Also, thank you for these links. I am going through them right now.

It is coming from that general area and what is coming out is certainly not oil. Maybe it is somewhere near that. Checked the cooling system and it is definitely still under pressure.

Found it. Is that the coolant temp sensor?

Okay so I checked the cardboard. Only a small drop of whatever it was on it, but the puddle is exactly where it was. Hasn't moved. Strange...

Yes absolutely. I have an emergency pack of things I take along on all trips. Jury is still out if I want to risk it or not. I certainly don't want to damage anything.

Yes, only one air pack. I take it the dual circuit brakes have two? I also read dual circuit trucks have an extra light or something on the dash. I have a peice of cardboard under it so when I go check it today I'll see if anything changed.

Yes, single brakes according to my research. And the puddle is still there.

And the wreck didn't involve the m35. It was an 80s F250 in case you all were wondering.

A little over a year now. It was a firetruck before I got it so it was well taken care of. The main things I had to do was replace the alternator, the axle seal on the passenger side front, and also rerouted the heater core lines recently.

Right. Already was in an accident in 2015 due to driving drowsy and there was a lawsuit and all that despite high insurance limits...and I have NO intention of ever doing that again. Got lucky there that is wasn't worse. As far as the puddle I have not been out to the truck to check yet. I will...

My apologies. I sometimes get mixed up between here and the Facebook group that I am more active in. The leak from before was the manifold heater. Was a simple fix of just plugging the lines.

The fluid on the ground? Kind of. Thing is I don't know of any brake lines that are near where it is coming from.

Yes I do check the brakes and look for leaks regularly.

Yes it has been below freezing. In that case I might have to reweld the canister (after disassembly from the truck of course). Although the leak didn't get worse when I started the truck...it actually stopped leaking...

I am not exactly sure about any sounds the radiator cap makes, but yes it is just straight water on the ground, or appears to be, and I know there is antifreeze in the radiator.

Oh for some reason my original message didn't post. But I have never drained it. I was ignorant of that recommendation unfortunately. Here is what I meant to say before... "Hello everyone, I am in a bit of a situation, I am supposed to be taking my deuce from eastern middle TN to east TN for a...

Hello everyone, I am in a bit of a situation, I am supposed to be taking my deuce from eastern middle TN to east TN for a new years party, a 4 hour drive in that truck. Anyway, I discovered this puddle under what appears to be the fuel filter. It smells like plain water, doesn't smell like...

These alternators are waterproof right? Had some antifreeze run out on the alternator when I pulled that plug.