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So here is why I think I have a bad head gasket but looking for other Ideas.
I will start at the begining early part of Dec. not getting any heat at an idle or if stop at stop sign or red light all heat goes away. meaning the blower blows ice cold air . so I said self check antifreeze level it was a little low topped off. still the same thing no heat at an idle. so said self themastat bad sticking open or something. day off from work put new themastat in along with upper hose and new heater core hoses and lower hose. drive the truck a few days same thing happening. No heat at idle. but now loosing coolant and all over the left side of truck blowing out all over the place. For a while thought there was a leak in radiator due to the fact of no coolant in tank but still all over in side of engine compartment. Found a crack in the recovery tank bought a new one from the dealer 25 bucks. but now when the truck is running alot of bubbles in the recovery tank.
so all that is in December get though January fighting only getting heat going down the road a road speeds. only using the truck to go to work and home 10 miles one way. still losing coolant and blowing out. tried to leave cap loose no differnt some thing fill the recovery tank and blow it out all over side of truck.
so all this is going on still to day drive the truck to work and then homethe recovery tank is full. Alot of bubbles turning up like an air hose in the tank shut engine off hear and see alot of air for a few minutes. then when all cools down a bit suck all coolant out of recovery tank and put it back in the radiator. go to work next day do it all over again at night when get home.
so to fill in the other questions I think?
1 the truck starts great two cycle of glow plugs starts up perfect no matter what temp sits out at work 20 delow start perfectly.
2. only smoke is when first starts goes away before high idle kick down kicks down. only 4-5 secs. of white smoke.
3. truck runs great going down the road. only smoke is when first step on fuel to leave drive way. smoke goes away by the time it shifts into third gear. then no smoke.
4. truck is started in un heated garge each moring so I can start and see that ther is no smoke only diesel fumes no smell of antifreese at all drive the truck out of garge no smoke at tail pipes.
5. the engine idles perfect no sound differance sice all this has been happening.
6. there is no antifreese in engine oil the oil level has been the same since last oil change 2000 mile ago and is nice and thick when check cold and just a little runny when check hot after sits a few minutes. so the antifrees is not going into the oil pan.
7. research research and 30 years of experance says bubbles in coolant head gasket.
8. tried some stuff called Iron tite suppose to be fix head gasket prombles thought I could get by until spring be fore the tare down but did not do any thing no diffance doing the same each day after work.
9. the heater hose will go cold after a minute of idle time.
so I know that the head gasket is blown some were am going to tare down and fix in spring but thought MAYBE that some other thing I might be missing could be the issue. I know adding stuff to "FIX" head gaskets is bull but thought I could get by a few more weeks because I do plow snow with truck that is the only reason have not torn down already.
when I do tare it down going to take the heads to a shop for a vavle job and all new seals and spring and any new valves if need and going to have radiator flushed at a shop. and will be putting all new belts onas well.
I am not the type to just rip off the heads and put a new gasket in and bolt it all back together. I say while I am there I might as well do this and this and this. so I figue the truck will be down 2-3 weeks. I know the job could be done crudly in a few hours but I dont play like that. so I am just looking for ideas of some thing I might be missing and ask me other questions I will try to ansewer them I think I have cover all the bases up front.
sory so long but I am trying to tell the story up front. THANK for your time
I will start at the begining early part of Dec. not getting any heat at an idle or if stop at stop sign or red light all heat goes away. meaning the blower blows ice cold air . so I said self check antifreeze level it was a little low topped off. still the same thing no heat at an idle. so said self themastat bad sticking open or something. day off from work put new themastat in along with upper hose and new heater core hoses and lower hose. drive the truck a few days same thing happening. No heat at idle. but now loosing coolant and all over the left side of truck blowing out all over the place. For a while thought there was a leak in radiator due to the fact of no coolant in tank but still all over in side of engine compartment. Found a crack in the recovery tank bought a new one from the dealer 25 bucks. but now when the truck is running alot of bubbles in the recovery tank.
so all that is in December get though January fighting only getting heat going down the road a road speeds. only using the truck to go to work and home 10 miles one way. still losing coolant and blowing out. tried to leave cap loose no differnt some thing fill the recovery tank and blow it out all over side of truck.
so all this is going on still to day drive the truck to work and then homethe recovery tank is full. Alot of bubbles turning up like an air hose in the tank shut engine off hear and see alot of air for a few minutes. then when all cools down a bit suck all coolant out of recovery tank and put it back in the radiator. go to work next day do it all over again at night when get home.
so to fill in the other questions I think?
1 the truck starts great two cycle of glow plugs starts up perfect no matter what temp sits out at work 20 delow start perfectly.
2. only smoke is when first starts goes away before high idle kick down kicks down. only 4-5 secs. of white smoke.
3. truck runs great going down the road. only smoke is when first step on fuel to leave drive way. smoke goes away by the time it shifts into third gear. then no smoke.
4. truck is started in un heated garge each moring so I can start and see that ther is no smoke only diesel fumes no smell of antifreese at all drive the truck out of garge no smoke at tail pipes.
5. the engine idles perfect no sound differance sice all this has been happening.
6. there is no antifreese in engine oil the oil level has been the same since last oil change 2000 mile ago and is nice and thick when check cold and just a little runny when check hot after sits a few minutes. so the antifrees is not going into the oil pan.
7. research research and 30 years of experance says bubbles in coolant head gasket.
8. tried some stuff called Iron tite suppose to be fix head gasket prombles thought I could get by until spring be fore the tare down but did not do any thing no diffance doing the same each day after work.
9. the heater hose will go cold after a minute of idle time.
so I know that the head gasket is blown some were am going to tare down and fix in spring but thought MAYBE that some other thing I might be missing could be the issue. I know adding stuff to "FIX" head gaskets is bull but thought I could get by a few more weeks because I do plow snow with truck that is the only reason have not torn down already.
when I do tare it down going to take the heads to a shop for a vavle job and all new seals and spring and any new valves if need and going to have radiator flushed at a shop. and will be putting all new belts onas well.
I am not the type to just rip off the heads and put a new gasket in and bolt it all back together. I say while I am there I might as well do this and this and this. so I figue the truck will be down 2-3 weeks. I know the job could be done crudly in a few hours but I dont play like that. so I am just looking for ideas of some thing I might be missing and ask me other questions I will try to ansewer them I think I have cover all the bases up front.
sory so long but I am trying to tell the story up front. THANK for your time
