From: grntrks@juno.com
Date: Thu Mar 17 2005 - 19:18:29 PST
I had several similar occurances on different vehicles and those
situations all turned out to be water pump related, ie. loose belt or
pump failure.or T-stat related.
Just a thought,
Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
MVPA 14530
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:45:59 -0600 "M151" <m151@cox.net> writes:
> If the cap is off the radiator and the engine is running there is a
> fountain
> of coolant out of the spout. When it runs sealed up like normal, a
> big slug
> of the coolant hits the expansion tank but does not go back to the
> radiator
> when cools. If you run the truck and leave it all day, when you
> take the
> radiator cap off it still whooshes, so it is holding pressure.
>
> Thermostat and radiator cap replaced but no change. Oil does not
> have foam
> or anything in it, no smell of fuel, ditto for the coolant.
>
> Any suggestions of what to check next? Have heard the ugly words
> "head
> gasket" but wouldn't a gasket failure screw up the coolant and give
> a diesel
> smell or turn it black or something?
>
> Not my vehicle but driving me crazy, so I came to the well of
> knowledge in
> hopes of a drink.
> ==========================================
> David Brubaker
> MVPA # 18115
> KCØNZN
> Owner - M151A2
> http://members.cox.net/~m151/
>
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Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
MVPA 14530
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
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