leaking antifreeze all over the place?

1998 CHEVROLET S-10
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BILLYCHAFFIN08
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my truck started smoking a little before i got to school and when i got here i opened the hood and noticed that i was leaking antifreeze all over the place.. it looked like it was coming from the water pump?
Feb 26, 2008 at 7:36 AM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

The best way to test for leaks is to perform a cooling system pressure test. Without the car running it pressurizes the system with air and you can then see where leaks are coming from. Here is a tutorial showing how to perform a pressure test:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/radiator-pressure-test

If the leak does turn out to be coming from the water pump here are a few tutorial showing how to drain and flush the coolant as well as how to replace the water pump:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/coolant-flush-and-refill-all-cars

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/water-pump-replacement

I've attached picture steps below on how to replace the water pump on your S10. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
Aug 5, 2021 at 2:03 AM