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Old Jan 18, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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Im trying to figure out if my water pump packed it in.

I have no coolant in the resrve tank and all the hose clamps are tight, but thiers a leak near or under the altenator, when the truck is running, antifreaze is running like your water tap.

When I got home, i poped the hood to check out a burning smell and discoverd no antifreaze, I topped up the tank and run the truck to circulate the coolant for tonight.

I could not find the orange coolant, but the green stuff will work for tonight, 20 miles of driving and I lost coolant

Today my truck was making a pinging sound, a lot like dentenation and my heater has not been working that great, last year I replaced the thermostat

On tusday Truck is in fo R/R
 
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Old Jan 19, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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You got it hot if it was pinging. Not good. Check the weep hole in the pump and see if it is leaking from there.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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yup water pump went, now My mileage, heat and dodge zoom have returned
 
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