Radiator issues
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Radiator issues
I have a small pin hole leak somewhere in the radiator on my 99 350 with 170K miles....but not much leaks so i just fill it out every so often. Yesterday i filled it up, drove for about 20 miles and was in the engine looking at something else and notice all the coolant was almost gone, but didn't see any major leak. Filled it up again and haven't seen any changes since then.....could this be a thermostat going bad and it opened up to let most of it in? I did check the oil just to make sure it didn't go there. I do have the 203 thermostat on the way, but is there something else i need to check? Thanks
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Almost gone from the degas bottle, or the whole system was empty? How much did you have to add to top it off?
If it's not in the oil and you are not blowing billowy clouds of steam, it's probably just a leak.
If it's not in the oil and you are not blowing billowy clouds of steam, it's probably just a leak.
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I just came across the same problem, almost exact miles. At the top of the upper radiator hose where it meets the engine, it seems to be leaking (Seems b/c all coolant in degas is gone and on floor, and truck is still too hot to refill). Is this where the thermostat is? And / or how hard is it to replace water pump?
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I looked under and only could find a small drip....ran some copper stop leak through this weekend and still have the drip. Oh well, at least i was able to flush out the system.
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Originally Posted by wolftan
I looked under and only could find a small drip....ran some copper stop leak through this weekend and still have the drip. Oh well, at least i was able to flush out the system.
It will clog an otherwise good radiator, heater core, the abrasive particles will eat your waterpump seal. Seen it at work too many times.
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Originally Posted by wolftan
guess i should have asked first....well i did flush the system quite a few times after i ran that stuff, so hopefully didn't mess anything up.....how else can i stop the leak?
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