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Originally Posted by GiGsolydCustoms
ok, i may have your solution. the model years of 1996 and 1997 of the vortec 5.7l (350) had some problems with the intake manifold not getting a proper seal in the gaskets.if i read your post right then you may have this problem, as i had, and many others i know had. if the coolant is leaking from behing the motor or seems directly under the truck then youll need a flash light to see it. warm the engine and look-up and, underneath from behind the front tires. you will want to see as far up as possible at the point where the engine block- heads and intake maniflod meet( kinda like a corner point). if you see fluid leaking then most likely you need to have new gaskets and seals for the intake installed( bought in a gasket kit for under $100.00). if this is the case, the dealer may charge you up to and possibly more than $1700.00 to do so. i hope that in your case its simply a hose.
good luck
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Its not just 96-97 that have this problem. I recently had to get my intake gasket replaced on my 99 as well.