Ok so i posted before about my rad hose popping off and i have sence left the cap loose with no problems. but i was watching the water in the rad today and i have bubbles coming up. so i guess i have a leak. it runs fine but iam bad is sure to come soon , how big of a pain is doing the heads in the 01 ram v10 ? also since iam in there is there anything to do to improve the performance on the v10s ?

 

I suggest you download the free service manual from the FAQ/DIY section and read up on the project, if for nothing else than to make sure you have the required tools. And torque specs when you put it back together.

 

It's about the same as a 5.9L but you have more intake to deal with, plus 2 more cylinders.

I would fill it up with coolant and fill your overflow and get a new cap. Then watch the levels and see if you are loosing any coolant first before you suspect a head gasket. You can also have a Hydracarbon test done to it to see it you have exhaust in the coolant.

As for pep up, I would maybe have a valve job done to it (maybe port and polish) but there really isn't much you can do to them. I'm planing on pulling mine out next year and rebuilding it, bore the cylinders about 30 over, install a larger cam, have the heads possibly ported a slight bit, and button it back up. Then install a Hemifever SCT tuner.

 

i wish i had the v-10 lol

 

It dont loose coolent at all , but blows off the bottom hose , but i have a steady stream of bubbles when the engine is running if i look in the rad, i was looking at it and seems to be plenty of room to do the job. still its no jetski engine LOL thats what i work on :-)

 

Have you properly burped the system? And i would do a hydrocarbon test, the test kits can be had for cheap.

 

An easy, and free... test would be to put the cap back on, and with the engine stone cold, start it up. Feel the hoses, if they are rock solid right after starting the engine, you have a headgasket problem.

 

i will try that where else would steady bubbles come from ?

 

Pump cavitating, still some air trapped in the system. These trucks are notoriously hard to burp properly.....

 

Hi HeyYou, If they're not (hard) could the HG still be blown & would a leak/HC tester give a false reading/color change (from something other than a blown HG?