Cracked degas bottle
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Cracked degas bottle
I've been experiencing slow loss of coolant and could smell it, so I figured it was a hose. Got home Friday night and had a big puddle of coolant under the driver's side. The truck had been sitting all week but the puddle hadn't been there before.
So I got underneath to see if I could see anything, not really hoping for much but you never know. Didn't take 10 seconds to determine the degas bottle was cracked and leaking. When I pulled it out there were a total of four cracks. One was bad enough it was actively leaking, but two others looked pretty close to cracking through.
Luckily the dealer had one in stock, and the R&R on it takes all of five minutes. A simple and easy fix on a 6.0. Never thought I'd see the day. I was about to spend the money on a radiator pressure test kit too. Now maybe I can get the framing nailer I was putting off instead.
So I got underneath to see if I could see anything, not really hoping for much but you never know. Didn't take 10 seconds to determine the degas bottle was cracked and leaking. When I pulled it out there were a total of four cracks. One was bad enough it was actively leaking, but two others looked pretty close to cracking through.
Luckily the dealer had one in stock, and the R&R on it takes all of five minutes. A simple and easy fix on a 6.0. Never thought I'd see the day. I was about to spend the money on a radiator pressure test kit too. Now maybe I can get the framing nailer I was putting off instead.
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What would cause the degas bottle to crack? Is it a poor design so to speak or is it caused by excessive pressure in the cooling system? Trying to learn as much as I can about our beloved (or hated) 13 letter combine motors.
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my truck also had a cracked degas bottle. the shop noticed it after they put my top end back together. not sure if it was cracked before the work or if somehow when they were doing all the work it cracked but i did come down to check it out and it was cracked but not leaking. i did buy a new one though just to be safe.
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