Help: A member is broke down Silverton CO area

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Russ Cocker (Cocker 6236) is broke down just outside of Silverton Colorado and members out that way can lend a hand? He is between Durango and Silverton possible stuck t stats or water pump,the truck is over heating.Any help is appreciated.
 

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Ok just spoke with anoter member Wes Smith and he said he smoked 2 water pumps after his twins same symtoms blowing coolant out the over flow and it had a grinding noise at idle.Russ's water pump has 165,000 on it and never been changed, pretty sure the twins were the death of it i bet.
 

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Ok just spoke with anoter member Wes Smith and he said he smoked 2 water pumps after his twins same symtoms blowing coolant out the over flow and it had a grinding noise at idle.Russ's water pump has 165,000 on it and never been changed, pretty sure the twins were the death of it i bet.

I hope its something as simple as a water pump, and wish i was closer to lend a hand. :( Good luck (Cocker 6236) :thumb:
 

Mile_high

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Montrose is only like 30 miles away and they will have several parts stores there if he can limp it up there.

It's downhill most of that drive... couple thousand feet lower
 

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I just got off the phone with Russell. He made it to where he is staying for the night. After talking to him, I think the water pump and head gaskets are both ok. I think he needs a new cap for his coolant tank though. It isn't holding pressure, and I think it is letting the coolant boil when it gets a little hotter going up grades.
 

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It's some sort of tank he got with his twins. It isn't stock. I have no idea what it came off of.