Coolant Leak on Head?

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January 7th, 2013, 7:28 PM

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Coolant Leak on Head?

Hi I appear to have a coolant leak on what I believe is the head. CLick on the link below to see the pictures I took. What exactly is this? I think this is the head but am not exactly sure. If that is what this is can I replace the head gasket?
Thanks a lot, Chris
http://chevyblazer1993.shutterfly.com/pictures/9

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January 9th, 2013, 10:58 AM

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looks to me like it is the head gasket, and replacing those are usually pretty painless relatively. looks like its time to fix the problem before it gets more expensive by becoming a bigger problem.. if the head gasket is leaking coolant into where it shouldn't be, dont drive the motor or especially dont overheat it.. then your motor will need more than another gasket.. and while your pulling one head off, you might as well replace the other one

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January 9th, 2013, 2:03 PM

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That's your intake manifold, and the intake gasket(s) are leaking where it attaches to the head.

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January 9th, 2013, 2:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Camaro 69

That's your intake manifold, and the intake gasket(s) are leaking where it attaches to the head.

Thats my take

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January 21st, 2013, 10:40 PM

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Coolant leak

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This is for a 1999 Silverado 5.3 2w drive; can someone help me with the name of this part?

This part is an aluminum hose; it is screwed to the top of each head towards the front then both lines meet in the middle forming a Y towards the back. (The line runs below the intake manifold.) Then it splits off into a Y and connects to the top of the heads towards the back of the engine.
I went to the local auto parts store but they did not know what it is called ether.
I posted this as a reply because this web site did not let me start a new thread.
Thanks in advance