i change my intake but it still leaking coolant

1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
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RAY9191
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I replace my intake and the intake gasket but my car is still leaking coolant every time I rev it
Jan 17, 2012 at 3:41 PM
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FIXITMR
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thanks for pic. if you dry off the areas involved you could have someone start and rev to find exact point of leak?
Jan 17, 2012 at 7:49 PM
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FIXITMR
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or dry off and pressure test.
Jan 17, 2012 at 7:50 PM
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RAY9191
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thanks i clean up all the coolant that was around it and had someone rev it and it look like nothing came out it might of just been all the coolant that was left in there
Jan 18, 2012 at 6:18 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Get it pressure tested just to make sure all is good, did yo make sure that all mating surfaces were clean of any traces of old gasket?
Jan 21, 2012 at 3:59 AM
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RAY9191
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Yeah we made sure all the old gasket was 7gone
Jan 24, 2012 at 6:14 AM
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