LLY: Loosing Coolant

[Cougar281]

Apparently, I'm loosing coolant. Today, for the second time, I got a "Low Coolant" message on the DIC. The resivoir does appear low. I checked around the front of the engine to see if I could find any evidence of a leak around the water pump, but I couldn't find any. I don't think it's a HG leak, because wouldn't a HG leak cause the system to pressurize, bubble coolant, etc? none of which I've noticed. Any suggestions what I should check?

 

[SIKDMAX]

Any residue in your passenger side fenderwell or upper AArm?

 

[LBZrcks]

EGR cooler? I think that's what's up with my truck atleast, I occasionally get the low coolant light too

 

[draftee]

Heater hose was leaking on mine.

 

[Cougar281]

Any residue in your passenger side fenderwell or upper AArm?

Nope. All clean, and I've never seen any on the ground...

 

[JakeGMCHD]

Check the weep hole on the water pump. Mine wasn't leaving a puddle or drips but was smelling like coolant under the hood.

 

[TNRGreene]

Check the weep hole on the water pump. Mine wasn't leaving a puddle or drips but was smelling like coolant under the hood.

Mine did this also

 

[bronson]

might just be venting a little and its cumulative effect eventually makes you read low, how warm is where your at right now?

 

[LarryJewell]

Mine did this also

Mine did this also, was the water pump

 

[Cougar281]

Don't smell any coolant either... It's been 90-105 here for the last month or three... The last week it's cooled off a bit to the 70's & 80's for the most part. I'll try to look for the weep hole tomorrow... When I looked yesterday, I couldn't see much, but there wasn't any sign of coolant as far as I could see.

 

[nar]

Mine says that too, I think it really is a HG on mine. Sometimes when I stop and don't idle it a minute like usual, just kill it instead, it will push some coolant out the overflow.

 

[nar]

Well I replaced the thermostats and the cap on the overflow. Seems to be working so far. Haven't put a ton of miles on it yet to be sure, been busy in a tractor or on my four wheeler instead.

 

[kmax05]

Mine was blowing out tank also, warranty replaced t-stats haven't had a chance to bag on it yet, going pulling this wk/end see what happens. Still think it's HG!

 

[The Neens]

I've been wanting to buy one of these, maybe I'll finally do it now...

http://www.stant.com/index.cfm?location_id=183

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00946342000P

 

[sweetdiesel]

How does the stuck start? Any smoke?
how does oil look?



Chris those tools are handy

 

[Jared Duramax]

I've been wanting to buy one of these, maybe I'll finally do it now...

http://www.stant.com/index.cfm?location_id=183

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00946342000P

i can tell you now that the sears one wont work i bought it and was able to test the cap but not the tank. and the first one you posted wont work either with out the other adapter which is really hard to find.