Blew the upper radiator hose

[Mike82ndABN]

I was offroading and noticed the distinct sweet smell of coolant. The upper radiator hose split and there was a nice puddle underneath.

I salvage some hose off a junk truck (thanks to the help of a friend i made out there), and was able to close the cooling system up again.

The reservoir was only down a little, which surprised me because I feel that it lost a lot of coolant. I topped it up and ran at idle for a bit while continuing to top up. The system maybe took a gallon, which doesn't seem like enough.

Is it possible I have air trapped in there, is there a way to burp the 6.2?

At no point did the temp gauge indicate an overheat condition, in spite of this is it possible it could have overheated and the gauge sender was dry?

 

[Carrera911]

The upper rad hose is at the top of the coolant system. It probably did only lose a gallon of coolant. You'd be surprised how much bigger a gallon looks splattered all over the engine bay. The way I always purge air is to rev the engine with the reservoir cap off and the heater core valve opened.

 

[infidel got me]

I change all hoses before mine leave the shop. These hoses are usually crunchy to the touch, and the coolant de-gas hoses are usually stopped up---- plus coolant resembles coffee water.....

 

[Action]

i think the temp guage will read 0 if there is no water on the sender.
If the thermostat wasn't open, then you probably only lost what was above the hose.

 

[Mike82ndABN]

well here's some pictures from the trip

 

[Action]

well here's some pictures from the trip

Is that the park on 82 between Immokalee and Leehigh Acres? I have been wanting to go there but noone to go with...

 

[Mike82ndABN]

Yes sir

 

[Action]

we will have to meet up sometime. I am in Cape Coral and have weekends off.

 

[infidel got me]

Not to hijack the thread-- but I've been trying to get a bunch of you Tampa boys over here to Holopaw or surban estates to have a get together. Invite is still open.....

 

[Mike82ndABN]

Sounds good, that park is pretty laid back, everything is fair game except the motorcross area. There are some mud pits, some obstacles and hills to climb, and a jeep trail.

 

[Action]

i am usually open to anything as long as it is within an hour or two.

I would try and replace all of your hoses soon.

 

[Mike82ndABN]

Yea I'm going to switch the large hoses out with new ones and keep the old for trail spares. I also plan on adding a few feet of random hose sizes to my spare parts kit.

Do you know any other spots out here to off road?

 

[Action]

guy at tire shop told me of a place they go here in NW Cape, but it is posted no trespassing. I dont want to lose my truck. redneck yacht club is somewhere around here once a year. i was told not to go because it is a bunch of crazy drunk people that dont care what happens.
not much else that I know of.
some park is up north off I-75 a couple hours away.

 

[74M35A2]

Not to hijack the thread-- but I've been trying to get a bunch of you Tampa boys over here to Holopaw or surban estates to have a get together. Invite is still open.....

Bring your life jackets. infidel takes his stuff for a swim every now and then.

 

[rookie]

I'm down here in port Charlotte there are some good trails here right of 75

 

[infidel got me]

Bring your life jackets. infidel takes his stuff for a swim every now and then.

We don't sell snow mobiles down here, or ice breakers-- just electric scooters. Oh and snowmobiles are welcome where Humvees forge!

 

[Mike82ndABN]

Any of you guys been to Cecil Webb?