What cause that "bulge" in the radiator's top row. see pictures.
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What cause that "bulge" in the radiator's top row. see pictures.
The rad is holding fine.
The truck never overheated and still doesnt.
The 16 psi radiator cap looks fine.
I sometimes find the overflow tank empty, I add a bit of coolant, but it never went over the "max" level.
Also when I drive off after a 5 minutes stop, I can hear a "gurgling" sound coming from the firewall, probably bubbles stuck in the heater core.
Anyways I will change the radiator, but I would like to find why it had expanded like that so it wont happen to the new radiator.
The truck never overheated and still doesnt.
The 16 psi radiator cap looks fine.
I sometimes find the overflow tank empty, I add a bit of coolant, but it never went over the "max" level.
Also when I drive off after a 5 minutes stop, I can hear a "gurgling" sound coming from the firewall, probably bubbles stuck in the heater core.
Anyways I will change the radiator, but I would like to find why it had expanded like that so it wont happen to the new radiator.
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Garbage build up in the tubes, and fin separation from them as well. That's a tube that is getting ready to let go..... It will pick the worst possible time to do so.
Gurgling is a sign of low coolant, or/and, an air pocket in the system.
Before you replace the radiator, do a thorough flush/descale on the cooling system. Might just as well get all the crap out of the rest of the system before replacing it.
May wanna pressure test the system, and see if you can find where the coolant is going. Check the passenger side floorboard as well... it accumulates coolant when the heater core starts leaking.
Gurgling is a sign of low coolant, or/and, an air pocket in the system.
Before you replace the radiator, do a thorough flush/descale on the cooling system. Might just as well get all the crap out of the rest of the system before replacing it.
May wanna pressure test the system, and see if you can find where the coolant is going. Check the passenger side floorboard as well... it accumulates coolant when the heater core starts leaking.
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I guess I'm a lucky bastard
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I really dont think my coolant could freeze during summer , especially in Florida's 100 degrees weather.
but it would have been my first explanation of this weird phenomenon if it happened in winter.
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thats exactly what my wallet wanted to hear , but down the road I will still change the rad.. Maybe someone here can chime on who has the best deal (bang for the buck) for radiators for our trucks.
I would also like to know what caused it, since I dont want the new rad to suffer from the same treatment..
I would also like to know what caused it, since I dont want the new rad to suffer from the same treatment..