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Riddle me this
Puked some coolant out my degas bottle the other day. Probably a pint or so...enough to drop the line from the full to just below it.
White splatter on the degas bottle so I know where it came from.
All temps and everything are normal, degas bottle is clean inside, no growing oil either.
Should note that it has been holding steady at the full line since last summer when I had the upper radiator hose replaced.
Oh...and was not towing or anything and temps were in the 40's I think.
White splatter on the degas bottle so I know where it came from.
All temps and everything are normal, degas bottle is clean inside, no growing oil either.
Should note that it has been holding steady at the full line since last summer when I had the upper radiator hose replaced.
Oh...and was not towing or anything and temps were in the 40's I think.
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Got to get a new cap tomorrow morning.
Will sand the mating surface slightly and then all should be good in coolant land
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degas bottle is like the over flow coolant bottle on a gas motor, except on diesels it is part of the cooling system.
Still the add point if need to add some.
Still the add point if need to add some.
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And as far as I can tell it's called a degas bottle because gas is constantly bled from the system at this point. Not sure how gas would get in there or anything, but this is where it would come out.
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At less than 20$ bucks the cap is worth trying, that was one of the things I forgot to mention in my other thread. Didn't work for me! I have heard that the egr cooler can flash boil on certain occasions and all conditions being met. They ended up removing the horizontal cooler and tested it under water with air pressure took about 15 min. to leak. (pinhole) So with that replaced all was supposed to be good, as always with me it didn't solve my issue. Hopefully yours will be a onetime deal and not repetitive like mine.
Thanks for your insight on the other thread Sincerely, The wet one! (c1ford)
Thanks for your insight on the other thread Sincerely, The wet one! (c1ford)
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Well replaced cap today, lightly sanded the opening to ensure it is smooth and a good clean surface and replaced with a revised cap.
Nice clean degas bottle.
Will be on the road tomorrow basically unloaded (hauling trash, Yah!). That will be the test to see if it pukes again.
Nice clean degas bottle.
Will be on the road tomorrow basically unloaded (hauling trash, Yah!). That will be the test to see if it pukes again.
