coolant bubbling in overflow resevior
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coolant bubbling in overflow resevior
Hey guys i am just wondering if any of your trucks do this too? After i get done driving the ranger and shut it off i can hear bubbling coming from the overflow tank. So i get out and look in there and it looks like bubbles coming up from somewhere (not boiling!). I was wondering if this is normal? I have bled the system a couple times and nothing has changed. I also noticed there is no vent on my overflow tank which seems weird to me.
Any input is appreciated
thanks
Any input is appreciated
thanks
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Mine did this for a few weeks, ended up taking out the head on it. The way I figured out what it was, was I put my fingers into the overflow tank and the bubbles coming through were hot enough to scald after the truck was running less than 30 seconds from a ice cold start. I figured it had to be combustion gases and started looking for a new engine for it. Now I sit here with a brand new engine and a blow up truck that I cant get to until probably spring
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its less likely to have it leaking into your oil. check your exhaust, if it smells like antifreeze than its leaking into the combustion chamber. Another thing to do is grab your upper radiator hose firmly and see if there a bunch of pressure built up. if there is thats another thing pointing to a blown gasket. And of course, pay 50 bucks for a shop to check it out and tell you more or less for sure
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My 2003 ranger would let pressure into the overflow like that after I shut it off. It got worse and worse until it did it everytime I shut it off. It would build up pressure like crazy in there but wasn't hot! Would leak coolant past the cap. SO i cahnged the cap first thinking that had to be it, NOPE.
I took it in to ford 3times and they couldn't tell me what was wrong with it. On the fourth visit they replaced the thermostate and the whole overflow resivor and charged me a $100 deductible fee.
It never did it again! Just for some reason would not keep pressure in the Rad.
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Hope this helps.
I took it in to ford 3times and they couldn't tell me what was wrong with it. On the fourth visit they replaced the thermostate and the whole overflow resivor and charged me a $100 deductible fee.
It never did it again! Just for some reason would not keep pressure in the Rad.
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Hope this helps.
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Let me ask you all this- just talked to the shop I usually go to and they said it will run 1500 to 2000 dollars. that they need to send out parts to be machined and basically rebuild the entire engine, might as well get a new engine. Is this legit? I have always trusted this shop but they have recently had a whole new crop of folks working there and I'm a little skeptical. For instance, they use to look at it for free and now evidently they charge 50 bucks.
But will it cost that much with that much work involved?
But will it cost that much with that much work involved?
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