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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 09:14 PM
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Burbling sound

I have an 02' 4.2. When I shut the truck off, I can hear a burbling sound,(like someone hitting from a bong, only quieter." It is not from the air conditioner. Is this normal?
 
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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Sounds like you have air in the cooling system. Has it been overheating? Any leaks or low coolant levels?
 
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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it is air in the cooling system, the burbling sound you hear is coming from the heater core, under the dash. when you shut off the engine the water goes back to the lowest point, and gurgles out of the heater core.

mine made this sound when my heater core was leaking, but you could have a leak somewhere else, like a freeze plug maybe?
 
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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Have you checked the back of the truck? Someone could be back there hitting a bong?

The other replies are correct......air in the cooling system.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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My 5.4L does the same thing. It has done it since the truck was new. I now have about 40,000 miles on it.
 
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