my buddys 87 t2 has sprung a coolant leak. we cant find it. it looks like its coming out of the tranny and thats it. what the hell is going on

 

75% chance its coming from one of the two haeter hoses. They fail often, especially at the firewall nipples. The coolant leaks down to the tranny to make it look its coming from there.

20% chance its coming from the TB or rear-plate coolant nipple.

5% chance its a rear plate leaking from the rear seals.

 

how to i find them and fix them. easy fix?i cant seem to locate the leak

 

could it be the water pump

 

Is there anything wet under the pump?

Did you follow Kenteth's advice and check the heater hoses at the back of the engine?

 

i dont know what the heater hoses look like
or where exactly they are

 

Umm, black rubber hose, about 1" in diameter...The specific areas you want to look at are 1)6" directly underneath the oil filter, coming out of the block 2) underneath your upper intake manifold, at the very back of the engine (get a mirror for that one), and 3) the bottom of the water pump "shaft" (mirror helps here too)

 

I would bet #2.

 

its been sounding like a belt was loose for a little bit maybe it was the water pump going? how much to get fixed