I was being sarcastic
CK5
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found this under the suburban tonight.
POS pump is leaking from the rear inspection plate.
POS pump is leaking from the rear inspection plate.
Diesel Sub
Newbie
I would attempt simply tightening the cover plate bolts first....
That was my first thought as well however I don’t want a band aid fix to rear it’s ugly head later. I’ll be depending on this vehicle for towing and longer trips so it’s worth the time to fix it right.
The pump is being exchanged under warranty and upgraded to a HD version.
Free coolant too? You’ve had a heck of a good time with this one
This will be the 5th time I've refilled the system with coolant. Not cheap....
I hope you buy concentrate and dilute it yourself. Cuts the cost of coolant in half.
I've done that.
I bought pre-mix.
$11.50 for pre mix or $17.00 for concentrate and I need to buy distilled water. I don't see the point of running concentrate at those rates.
I had that times 4 or 5 built up from the past few months of auto maintenance on my cars & trucks. Brought it to the recycle center last weekend.
In hindsight I wish I would have pressure washed the cross member and rad support. Too much crap built up so I dumped it all.
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Bohemian
Guest
buy a coolant tester, that tests for compression in the coolant, all the parts stores have em, they're cheap.
that's how i postively identified a head gasket or crack in heads & or block on a 305 sbc in my 3rd gen camaro, without tearing down the engine.
I had a very small compression leak that would not show up for 20-30 minutes, then it boiled over, engine ran perfect, good compression, big ass ron davis radiator, with dual electric fans, new, not rebuilt water pump. Nothing made any difference.
Did the coolant test, boom hydrocarbons in the coolant.
It's such a pita to pull the heads off of 3rd gens, i just pulled the engine & replaced it with a 383 sbc crate engine from blueprint engines.
Why replace a engine that may only have a blown headgasket?
To do the job right, you need to totally bust the engine down, have it cleaned up and tested for cracks, warpage, etc., then you're going to want to replace all the gaskets, seals, piston rings, bearings anyway, even if it needs zero machine work, at that point your well into the cost of a crate engine...
For me it was less work and not much more money to go the crate engine route than taking a gamble that the compression in the coolant was only the headgasket. or the pita of rebuilding what i had myself and the time and money at the local machine shop.
Did that already, came back negative. The replacement pump fixed the overheating issue until it started leaking a couple days ago.
prior to the second pump installation I was ready to pull the top end have the heads checked out, I'm glad I didn't.
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Bohemian
Guest
it took 30 minutes for the compression to show up in mine, i kept retesting cause i felt it was a small leak and i'd checked and or replaced everything else. i had no leaks only a boil over after a 20-30 minute drive. I could not get it to boil over without driving it. I also paid a shop to test it before doing it myself and finding what they said they did not find.
best of luck to ya.
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Bohemian
Guest
i also never buy rebuilt waterpumps, alternators, starters, etc., i've had nothing but problems when i don't buy new, made in usa; i don't care if they'll replace for free the mexican rebuilt whatever it is they're selling at the parts stores these days, duracrap, etc, but i'll never get my time and aggravation back. this may not be your issue, but i reccomend new, not rebuilt when it comes to that stuff, if available.
Every time I've looked there's only $2 or $3 difference between 50/50 and concentrate in the same brand. Distilled water is $2/gallon at Walmart or Walgreens. Maybe the concentrate is harder to come by in some places.
In my case, it was a flow issue with a shitty pump. I've fixed a dozen engines with head gaskets failures, cracked heads on a variety of different engine platforms however I've always found a clue in the oil, coolant or combustion chamber. Not on this engine, hence the reason why the thread was started.
I remember the same thing and always purchased the concentrate until a year or two ago. I've found lot's of concentrate on the shelf recently, way more than the premixed stuff.
