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Engine Problem, RESOLVED!!!
Here's the issue. My 1971, M35A2 deuce had a small radiator leak. I would also say the leak was intermittent since sometimes it would stop and start. Usually it would stop when we were looking for the location of the lead.
So we never found the leak. I had planned on obtaining a spare as soon as I had a free moment to do so. Today while moving a load of stuff to storage, the radiator got worse. It did not loose all of it's fluid and the highest the temperature gauge go was approximately 195 and that was only for about 15 minutes. Most of the time it stayed on 185 where it normally stays. I did have antifreeze down the side of the truck and the smell of it in the cab.
Not long after she blew, I also got some oil coming through the firewall of the cab and it appears it is coming through the lower left bolt for the heater/defroster deflector. It did not read the flat part of the floor but is about 2 inches wide at the widest and 4 inches long.
Roughly at the same time I started to hear a so like air coming out in spurts. I thought I had a leak on my air assisted streering but it is actually coming out of the back of the engine about where I suspect the head gasket is. Its on the top rear and blows right back against the firewall. It didn't blow oil on our hand but the engine does have some oil back there. It's dark out and I couldn't check it right now.
Today I started my trip without checking the oil. 40 miles down the road it was 4 qts down but I gotta admit it;s been weeks since I checked the oil. I slapped in 4 qts but did not check to ensure it was full. I also added antifreeze and drove another 40 miles to destination. HEDELTA showed up with a radiator and we replaced it (THANKS SHAWN). Check the fluids and the oil was down 2 qts. Added 2 qts but again, did not check after the fact. Drove for 40 miles and stopped to check the oild. It was low another 2 qts. This time I filled it and checked it and it was up to full. I got it home with that little pufsst, pufsst, pufsst sound.
Thoughts on what the damage is???
Here's the issue. My 1971, M35A2 deuce had a small radiator leak. I would also say the leak was intermittent since sometimes it would stop and start. Usually it would stop when we were looking for the location of the lead.
So we never found the leak. I had planned on obtaining a spare as soon as I had a free moment to do so. Today while moving a load of stuff to storage, the radiator got worse. It did not loose all of it's fluid and the highest the temperature gauge go was approximately 195 and that was only for about 15 minutes. Most of the time it stayed on 185 where it normally stays. I did have antifreeze down the side of the truck and the smell of it in the cab.
Not long after she blew, I also got some oil coming through the firewall of the cab and it appears it is coming through the lower left bolt for the heater/defroster deflector. It did not read the flat part of the floor but is about 2 inches wide at the widest and 4 inches long.
Roughly at the same time I started to hear a so like air coming out in spurts. I thought I had a leak on my air assisted streering but it is actually coming out of the back of the engine about where I suspect the head gasket is. Its on the top rear and blows right back against the firewall. It didn't blow oil on our hand but the engine does have some oil back there. It's dark out and I couldn't check it right now.
Today I started my trip without checking the oil. 40 miles down the road it was 4 qts down but I gotta admit it;s been weeks since I checked the oil. I slapped in 4 qts but did not check to ensure it was full. I also added antifreeze and drove another 40 miles to destination. HEDELTA showed up with a radiator and we replaced it (THANKS SHAWN). Check the fluids and the oil was down 2 qts. Added 2 qts but again, did not check after the fact. Drove for 40 miles and stopped to check the oild. It was low another 2 qts. This time I filled it and checked it and it was up to full. I got it home with that little pufsst, pufsst, pufsst sound.
Thoughts on what the damage is???
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