I have heard mixed reactions about letting a cold engine sit and idle - but I am in California, so I might be wrong.....

 

I do it when it's cold. That way I can keep my skinny but in the house where it's warm until the heater starts working.

 

I am guilty of that too, but I still heard it was bad to do.

 

THIS is why I wouldn't have wanted to sell the truck to anyone on FTE, I guess the day after the guy got it home, he went out to start it, drove it a few miles, and it overheated.

Air Bubble got into the thermostat, (I did warn him that I replaced the hoses and did not take it in to get the system purged of air)

 

This is a survey to see how many members here either feed stray animals or have made pets out of them.

It's my theory that there will be a high percentage because the same characteristics that would draw a person to help a stray animal, would draw them to our trucks- so desperate for a little TLC after so many years, and to help the at times desperate seekers of knowledge.

Just so we get this straight from the start (although it would help my percentage considerably) is that deer feeders do NOT count.

 

Likely story- Now the REAL reason you dumped it comes out..

 

I got my dog from the pound...does that count? Is it extra that he was given to the pound 2 times before I got him?

By the way, he is the best damn dog. A little goofy, rough around the edges, but VERY loveable.

 

Does he want his money back?

 

Seriously though Josh. What you said is not happening. No way you get an air bubble at the thermostat. And - Take it in? What more likely happened is this- when you re-filled the radiator the block and possibly the heater hoses were empty. When it ran the block and heater hoses filled leaving the coolant level much lower than you thought it was.

There is no need to take it anywhere to get the system purged. That's for AC and not absolutely necessary either. Or brakes... But with coolant, all you have to do is run it until the coolant starts running like a river with the cap off looking down into the radiator. Most likely, very shortly the coolant will disappear from view at which point you add more up to the rim of the radiator. Probably at this point the coolant will just sit there, ( but not always) most likely, nearly the same thing as before will happen again at which point you add more coolant. After a while of this , sooner or later you will see a current of coolant flowing through the radiator at a constant level just below the neck. Put the cap on, fill the reservoir (if needed) and you're done.

No offense Josh, but you should read a little bit more as you increase your vehicle repair knowledge. I'm analytically minded, and have been at this game a long time, but still rely on the printed word more often than not when tackling a new ( to me ) repair and often an old familiar one on a new (to me ) vehicle.

 

....dude, I repaired the hoses in October, it didn't do anything but run warm and smooth until JUST now. It was a hell of a lot hotter in October also, so if anything, it would have overheated BEFORE TODAY.
I always had heat, the heater never stopped producing heat for me. The needle always sat firmly on the R in the normal range.

Maybe you should read up on my trucks history before giving me a smart *** comment.


the fluid lever was checked weekly, and for a week, daily. the level NEVER dropped. I ran it for hours ensuring that as many of the bubbles were out of the system.
the truck was parked for 2 weeks, never started, in the cold.

If i had a problem with low fluid, don't you think I would have noticed it a bit sooner than the day we hit -20 degrees?

 

No, he just asked if the tstat was ever replaced.

 

That counts and even without the 2 trips, should count double in my book. There ought to be a law requiring all new pets to come from the pound.

Did you know that got you a better parking spot in heaven?

 

Dude- then where did the bubble come from? It was you who suggested there was air in the system and talked about getting it purged. That makes even less sense now that you say it was checked for weeks. More likely a stuck thermostat or a loss of coolant. Or a coolant mixture not up to -20 degrees.

Sorry, but your comments reveal your lack of knowledge.

 

I agree - besides, pound dogs seem to be a lot more loyal than any other animal I have seen!

As for the parking spot, I think I still have a lot more to do to get out of the 10 minute parking!

 

This is weird, how did post #72 get here from post #3 in the other thread? I sure as heck didn't type it twice.