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    Weird cooling system cool down vortec 5.0

    Yea i see what you guys are saying, it does just seem like its due to the coolant being heated after shutting down, however it happens as soon as i shut the engine off so i dont know. A coolant flush obviously couldn’t hurt so ill plan on that, been so busy working ill try and test the coolant...
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    Weird cooling system cool down vortec 5.0

    A decent amount, kind of a cycle of a few bubbles then a pause, does it for a minute or 2 while it cools off
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    Weird cooling system cool down vortec 5.0

    Oil is always clean, no water whatsoever. No smoke out of tailpipe. The 185 is from reading the coolant temp sensor. Quite a lot of bubbles. Like maybe 10 bubbles then stops for a second, then starts again in a cycle for a minute or so. It only does it when the engine shuts off. It really seems...
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    Weird cooling system cool down vortec 5.0

    It runs at about 185-190 and holds very well. I dont honestly know if the water jackets been flushed but i highly doubt it. Ive replaced the water pump, thermostat and hoses so it has mostly new fluid. Id have to check the protection of the coolant
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    97 vortec 305 intermittent low power, poor mpg rough idle in park.

    Haha yea it is hard to diagnose on a forum. Probably is a headgasket failing, guess ill just get to that when it totally fails. It has a new cat, and a new temp sensor. I might be chasing a couple different issues that i think are related which i know better than to do. This truck is great but...
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    Weird cooling system cool down vortec 5.0

    Ive replaced it twice, the current one is gm genuine
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    Weird cooling system cool down vortec 5.0

    I have a 1997 c1500 5.0 vortec and after running the truck and shutting it down i get bubbles in the reservoir from the overflow hose from the rad. It only happens when the truck shuts down, and i dont actually lose any fluid. Its almost like a quarter of a quart just pushes back out of he...
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    97 vortec 305 intermittent low power, poor mpg rough idle in park.

    I have a 97 c1500 5.0 vortec it has weak acceleration, poor idle, and horrible mpg. Ive replaced a lot on this engine including all ignition except for the distrutor, and upgraded the injectors to mfi. Still feels the same. Once in a while it will feel better like it has good power again, but...
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    Possible vacuum leak not sure need help

    Meant vacuum, so if i test my truck it should measure out to around 14 for my vacuum
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    Possible vacuum leak not sure need help

    Ok thanks everyone, it seems perfect to me thats why i was so freaked out. Yea so the map sensor doesnt read actual intake man pressure so ill test it with a vacuum tester and report back. I took off a couple vacuum lines and it sucks harder than a 2$ ****** lol so i think im good and the engine...
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    Possible vacuum leak not sure need help

    So i have a 97 305 vortec that I replaced spider injectors on and i never bothered to check the intake manifold pressure prior to install. So after i checked it with one of those fixd scanners and map is reading 4psi at idle which from my experience is way too low. Replaced map and nothing...
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    Engine oil

    Jesus who knew some guys could get so heated over motor oil lmao, anyway thanks for the input everyone! Odds are since i change my oil so frequently it reallt doesnt matter just wanted to hear what yall had to say. I think i am gunna stick to valvoline with the maxlife high mileage **** bc they...
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    Engine oil

    Also im torn between amsoil and valvoline, honestly i dont really care how long i can go on a synthetic i just want an oil that will lubricate the engine the best with minimal breakdown. From the chart it still definitely looks like amsoil is better but idk valvoline seems like a great choice too
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    Engine oil

    Yea im just gunna stick with the 1030, the manual says you can use it so ill just do that. Im not positive whats making the ticking, i thought it was lifters but my gut is telling me that the manifold has a crack somewhere which is causing the tick. I replaced my cat and i heard it after that so...
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    Upgrading to mpfi should i do the lower intake gasket?!

    Awesome thanks so much everyone!!! yea alpinecrick odds are it probably was already replaced so I probably should just leave it alone because i might break more stuff then its worth so my 5.0 is great and all and i know theyre pretty comparable reliability wise with the 350, does anyone know...
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