So on a windy 2-lane road, there was a tractor. I needed to pass the tractor... there are two elements here.

1) It's a windy road, so i'll have to pass him fast
2) This is my first v8 w/ dual exhaust...so you bet i'm gonna hammer the gas

It felt nice. Too nice... then I smelled antifreeze like nobody's business.

Now it's been about 2 weeks. I looked in the engine compartment and spotted some antifreeze way down...way way down towards the front of the engine/radiator. I had to get down on the ground to see it better. Not sure what to look for here, but there were a couple parts caked with antifreeze. It looked like some linkage between the radiator and the engine.

It hasn't lost any antifreeze I don't think, but I can still smell it after driving the truck about 10 minutes.

So, what should I look for, and do you have any ideas on what this could be?

99 F150 5.4L V8 4x4 (green)

 

well sounds like either you water pump is on iy way out or you have a leak in the lower hose. The lower hose id not cheap and its kind of a drag to install. its 4 hose's in one..

 

Water pumps have a weep hole on the top - when they leak out the hole , it's time to replace..