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From: Norlina NC
yup... going to harborfreight this weekend to get a pressure tester... one of the reviews the guy said he used it on his f250 6.0... so figure it should work on mine... dont think they ever changed the degas bottles between years...
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That it would be Tim. The one truck I had would leak a bit of coolant that would drive me nuts because I couldnt find the leak. Wouldnt even show with a pressure test. finally showed one day. The gasket on the side tank was leaking a tiny bit. Replaced it and it was happy again. Wouldnt hold in the winter though. New radiator was too efficient.
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At this point without a pressure test we can only guess as to where it could be. Nothing like playing find the leak.
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That it would be Tim. The one truck I had would leak a bit of coolant that would drive me nuts because I couldnt find the leak. Wouldnt even show with a pressure test. finally showed one day. The gasket on the side tank was leaking a tiny bit. Replaced it and it was happy again. Wouldnt hold in the winter though. New radiator was too efficient.
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From: Norlina NC
only if one can see it... cant peer inside the cylinders... or to the oil cooler...
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Exactly Tim. Although that truck was weird. I pressure tested it and it would not leak. Would only leak a tiny bit of coolant when it was cooling down and the pressure wasnt high in the system. I had put a pressure tester on the system and had it holding 18-20 psi for 2 hours. ( I decided to go take a break and watch some tv)
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From: Norlina NC
it was nasty looking when i pulled it last march...
the gasket had blown out so thats why it had all that crap on the seat..
few cans of carb and brake parts cleaner later...
and the EGR valve got a bath in Purple power degreaser..
figure with it getting cleaned out... if it looks wet after exactly a year.. i should know the EGR coolers health...
the gasket had blown out so thats why it had all that crap on the seat..
few cans of carb and brake parts cleaner later...
and the EGR valve got a bath in Purple power degreaser..
figure with it getting cleaned out... if it looks wet after exactly a year.. i should know the EGR coolers health...
