what now!!!???!!!!!

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just did new head gaskets and studs had heads decked for perfectly smooth flat surface new gasket cleaned the block all up nice put it all together starts up and runs great but still leaking in the same spot as before just worse now??? any possible way of it being cracked block what do i do now i neeed my truck up and going for winter its my only income!!!!!
 

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Where's it leaking? I've seen a cracked head before.
 

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Leaking coolant passenger side very back corner yes heads Were pressure checked it appears coolant is gettin into the exhaust also cause It smells bad and on the passenger side where the manifold meets the up pipe that connection is wet
 

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And It's leaking right at the gasket too where the head meets the block
 

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And It's leaking right at the gasket too where the head meets the block
Check that coolant plate on the rear adapter they have a bad habbit of leaking and its rite below the uppipe or your rear adapter plate could have a crack ive heard of that also.
 

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Coming from higher up actually comin out where the head meets the block