Weird "leak" kinda...?

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Weird \"leak\" kinda...?

I have a funky "leak". I can smell coolant when the engine is hot, it comes from between the heads, through the intake manifold, directly over the T-stat. I never have any coolant in my oil, never actually LOSE coolant, or have any coolant tracks anywhere. It has me BAFFLED. the only thing I noticed is that the T-stat housing is covered in white dots, which leads me to believe that the T-stat's housing may be porous, like what happened to the older oil pans.

It has been noticable for as long as I can remember. Anyone have any idea what it could be, or a similar problem?
 

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Re: Weird

How many miles on your FE?

I haven't noticed a coolant smell yet but have heard of several others that have...
 

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Re: Weird

...or loose bolts/bad thermostat gasket...might pull IM and try to fix...Gen II thermostst housing and gasket about $200.00.
 
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6300 miles. I already have a 180 degree T-stat and a new gasket I am going to install along with some other things, so I can give it a much closer inspection then.
 

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