I was coming home from work today and happened to look down to see my truck was running at 240, so i pulled over and let it sit for a few minutes, got home ok and looked under the truck and im pretty sure i got an anti freeze leak, i was using my cell phone as a light and it was 10 at night but its pretty easy to change a hose correct?
2000 Silverado Ecsb 5.3 Z71. Work in progress...
yeah depends if its the hose. I had a leak, thought it was the hose but turns out it was the thremostat housing gasket. threw some silicone on it ans no more leak. it could also be the gaskets that are between the block and the water pump.
2004 gmc sierra No more
New 2008 Chevy Silverado!!!
k, im gonna check it out 2morrow morn
2000 Silverado Ecsb 5.3 Z71. Work in progress...
Probably the water pump though. there is a weap hole on the water pump, you should see coolant coming from it.
Just an update, jeff you were right it was my water pump, second one ive needed in a year n a half
2000 Silverado Ecsb 5.3 Z71. Work in progress...
Get some E-fans. They help take stress off the waterpump. And make sure that when you bolt it up to seat the W/P housing to the block--that you use the proper bolt tightening procedure...
2000 ECSB 6.0L
TORQUER V2 CAM ● COMP 918's ● 7.4 HARDENED PUSHRODS ● K&N SERIES 77 CAI ● 80mm BBK ●PACESETTER LT HEADERS AND 3'' ORY ● SUPER 40 FLOW ● 3000 STALL ● 4.10s ● BUILT 80e ● VORTEC PERFORMANCE TUNE ● MSD 8.5mm PLUG WIRES● ELEC. CUTOUT ● UD & ALT PULLEYS ● FLEX-A-LITE E-FANS ● 22" CENTERLINE STINGRAY III's ● LUND FIBERGLASS TONNEAU ● 2" LEVELING SHACKLES ● 12K HID LOWS & FOGS ● LEDs ● DEBADGED ● WHITE-FACED ESCALADE GAUGES ● KICKER 450.1 ● 2-CVR 10's ● DS60's ● K693's
Mechanical fans do not add stress to a water pump, unless the fan clutch is sticking locked up.
2001 ECSB 4x4, 5.3, Radix, 3.0 pulley, VHP Trucker cam, 216/224 .551/.551 115 lsa, 1.8 Crane roller rockers, 4L65E, Yank SC3000, 3.73, Cal-Tracs, HPTuners.
Yeah, that was the thing I was talking about. With any mechanical device, there is always room for failure, and I have seen that happen a few times. I have also seen mechanical fans that have come out of balance and effed up waterpumps...
2000 ECSB 6.0L
TORQUER V2 CAM ● COMP 918's ● 7.4 HARDENED PUSHRODS ● K&N SERIES 77 CAI ● 80mm BBK ●PACESETTER LT HEADERS AND 3'' ORY ● SUPER 40 FLOW ● 3000 STALL ● 4.10s ● BUILT 80e ● VORTEC PERFORMANCE TUNE ● MSD 8.5mm PLUG WIRES● ELEC. CUTOUT ● UD & ALT PULLEYS ● FLEX-A-LITE E-FANS ● 22" CENTERLINE STINGRAY III's ● LUND FIBERGLASS TONNEAU ● 2" LEVELING SHACKLES ● 12K HID LOWS & FOGS ● LEDs ● DEBADGED ● WHITE-FACED ESCALADE GAUGES ● KICKER 450.1 ● 2-CVR 10's ● DS60's ● K693's
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
