bell housing coolant leak

[wintergreen23]

98 Ram 1500 ia leaking coolant from the bottom of bell housing and does not appear to be coming from the intake manifold.Is there a freeze plug behind fly wheel that could be the problem,help.

[options13]

Hi, Was wondering if you ever figured out where your leak was coming from? I seem to have the same problem.

[BleedDodge]

There are freeze plugs inside, between the motor and transmission yes.

[wintergreen23]

Originally Posted by options13

Hi, Was wondering if you ever figured out where your leak was coming from? I seem to have the same problem.

To options 13-There are 4 freeze plugs located between the trans and the motor.Two of these are low in the water jacket and any sediment in the cooling system will settle on these two plugs. There is only one fix, remove trans and replace plugs.They are cheap but this is a labor intensive job when done on your own.I know because I did this in one day .Good luck.

[garyf]

Originally Posted by wintergreen23

To options 13-There are 4 freeze plugs located between the trans and the motor.Two of these are low in the water jacket and any sediment in the cooling system will settle on these two plugs. There is only one fix, remove trans and replace plugs.They are cheap but this is a labor intensive job when done on your own.I know because I did this in one day .Good luck.

brass freeze plugs arent cheep but u wont be doing the job over in your life time ?

[donwon37]

My wifes 96 Dodge Ram was doing the exact same thing,My mechanic said the timing chain cover was leaking he replaced the gasket along with the timing chain...Problem solved