RustyTruck
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Huh...I've had that gurgling noise for over a year. Never really thought about it much. Figured it was my engine just gettin' a drink!
I will have to try getting out some air.
I will have to try getting out some air.
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If you've had it that long, you have a leak.Huh...I've had that gurgling noise for over a year. Never really thought about it much. Figured it was my engine just gettin' a drink!
I will have to try getting out some air.
If the thermostat is closed air will be trapped in the intake manifold. Especially if you have scrapped the quick disconnect hose in favor of a male adapter, in which case the heater hose travels higher than the radiator cap (due to the loop the hose now has to make). Coolant will fill the heater core, radiator, water pump etc, but trap air in the intake manifold and top heater hose. Have done it a million times without pulling the sensor. Just gets all the air out more quickly and efficiently.
Water temp sensor. If I change out thermostat I just fill system til full to thermostat, then drop it in and bolt down housing. If I drain the system for anything I change the thermostat. It's like 10 bucks, why not. Not everybody agrees with that logic, to each their own.What did you remove to get the air out?
Ok, thanks guys! Tomorrow is the first time I'll be able to work on it since I last wrote on here.
90halfton, let me make sure I fully understand this. I need to drain the antifreeze down to just below the thermostat, right? Then I remove the temp sensor to let the air out, right? I'm planning on putting a new thermostat in also.[/QU
To drain for a thermostat I usually just pull that hose and housing off. Whatever drains out drains out. Will have to top off when done. This isn't going to solve you're coolant noise in the cab if that's what you're thinking
Did you try goosing the throttle a bit while it was all jacked up? Maybe the extra flow might help push the air out. Mine still sloshes around too, less and less each week but I'll be flushing the system again in the spring so I'm not planning on doing anything about it until then.Update: I let the truck run for two hours yesterday with it jacked up, the radiator cap off, and the heat on high. I thought I had all the air purged out because it went for 10 minutes or so without purging anymore. Then today I drove it and still heard the coolant sloshing around. I still have heat, so the heater core should still be ok right? I'm just not sure what else to try.