Did not drain system and heat works fine had solid hooked up on 2 hour ride and double checked temp gauge factory is little off but not much truck never got above 180
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Did not drain system and heat works fine had solid hooked up on 2 hour ride and double checked temp gauge factory is little off but not much truck never got above 180
Yep I do it the same way and have had two that didn't seem to want to let the air out. but most of the time i've had no issues.
I've never been able to get one of those tests to show a positive for combustion gas even when I knew for certain the head gasket was bad. I know others have had good luck from them, but I have not. I wouldn't take that as a for sure sign that they're not bad. Does the coolant system stay pressurized overnight?
well im another lly owner doing head gaskets any good recommended shops here in central ohio to direct me to and is there anything else that might recommend doing while its down keep in mind its work truck not toy
ok quick update and question pulled truck in to start the tear down and was cleaning truck out to be able to put parts in bed and seen 2 empty gallon jugs of green antifreeze I called my driver he said when it rubbed hole in the hose he repaired all they had available was green so he bought it and topped it off with green now I know your not supposed to mix it but would it be causing any of my these issues before I do a tear down
I mixed all kinds of junk when mine head gaskets went for over a year before I changed em. The green doesnt do immediate damage but can cause corrosion after time. Also like Josh said that leak down test isn't really accurate, Had mine done twice and came back hood both times(this was after running it almost 60k miles) and anyways, I tore it down and the fire rings on HGs's on #2 cyl and #7 were 3/4 of the way gone.
does anyone have a direct number to get in contact with creature of the night ive left voicemail and email cant seem to get ahold of anyone to place a order with
Well got kit from creature of the night today so far so good being my first diesel change is there any precautions anyone could think of I would much rather take ones advice than be one on here telling about my mistake to the next guy so any little tricks would be great. Also is there need to keep constant power to cig lighter for other than door key pad and radio I can reset those but wasnt sure with all the other electronics on this one thanks to any and all help in advance
Truck back together and so far everything OK thanks to all for time and answers was a little Leary being first one but all in all wasn't bad kit with studs from creatures of the night was great had everything plus some extras that didn't take apart