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I am in a pickle right now, I took my 1996 Chevy Silverado C1500 home this weekend for the christmas break, and I did a full oil change while I had the chance. I almost got back home tonight and I noticed my truck wasn't getting ANY heat whatsoever, and soon after my temp. gauge went all the way to the red.
**Now, this has happened to me before, and my truck began smoking. When this happened I used water to fill up my resevoir since it kept leaking out and it always helped to cool it down, I figured my radiator had a leak in it, so I got some stop-leak product and dumped it in the rad and it seemed to stop leaking the coolant.**
Weather up here just got pretty cold over this weekend and when I went to start the truck it seemed to have more trouble than it ever has finally turning over. After my check gauge lights came on I pulled over and checked under the hood. I noticed a small amount of wetness near the rad cap itself and my coolant resevoir was completely overflowed and I could tell by the spillage it was shooting coolant thru the escape tube onto my fender wall, etc.
So obviously my rad must be practically empty for my truck to have NO heat goin thru the cab, but I am stumped as to why my resevoir is overflowing? When I did my oil change a few days prior, I did not see any milky mixture which would point to head gasket, but would it still be a possibility? I didnt even think to check the oil before I went home with someone else and left the truck where it was.
I also couldn't tell if the exhaust was shooting white smoke since it was very cold out and it looked normal to me.
Regardless, if I turned the heat on my temp. gauge would continue to rise to the red while the truck was idling or driving, yet if I kept it off, temp. needle stayed in the middle of the gauge.
What do you guys figure? I know we can't be sure until I get back to it and pull the dipstick to rule out head gasket, but what else seems like a good culprit?
*When I had this truck saftied a few months ago, they said my water pump was leaking slowly, and it should be replaced sometime soon before it blows. I havent ever had a water pump blow on me so I am not sure if these are the symptoms or not!*
Any help would be very much appreciated before I go spend $3000 on new head gasket..Thanks.
**Now, this has happened to me before, and my truck began smoking. When this happened I used water to fill up my resevoir since it kept leaking out and it always helped to cool it down, I figured my radiator had a leak in it, so I got some stop-leak product and dumped it in the rad and it seemed to stop leaking the coolant.**
Weather up here just got pretty cold over this weekend and when I went to start the truck it seemed to have more trouble than it ever has finally turning over. After my check gauge lights came on I pulled over and checked under the hood. I noticed a small amount of wetness near the rad cap itself and my coolant resevoir was completely overflowed and I could tell by the spillage it was shooting coolant thru the escape tube onto my fender wall, etc.
So obviously my rad must be practically empty for my truck to have NO heat goin thru the cab, but I am stumped as to why my resevoir is overflowing? When I did my oil change a few days prior, I did not see any milky mixture which would point to head gasket, but would it still be a possibility? I didnt even think to check the oil before I went home with someone else and left the truck where it was.
I also couldn't tell if the exhaust was shooting white smoke since it was very cold out and it looked normal to me.
Regardless, if I turned the heat on my temp. gauge would continue to rise to the red while the truck was idling or driving, yet if I kept it off, temp. needle stayed in the middle of the gauge.
What do you guys figure? I know we can't be sure until I get back to it and pull the dipstick to rule out head gasket, but what else seems like a good culprit?
*When I had this truck saftied a few months ago, they said my water pump was leaking slowly, and it should be replaced sometime soon before it blows. I havent ever had a water pump blow on me so I am not sure if these are the symptoms or not!*
Any help would be very much appreciated before I go spend $3000 on new head gasket..Thanks.