Hey guys, new here. I inherited my grandfathers '97 sierra 1500 with the 5.7 vortec (119,*** miles now) back in November. It's now deciding to act up.
Story time
Last time it rained it thought id have a bit of fun and did a donut in a wet empty lot. Light throttle, never went above 4k, and on tires that needed to be replaced. Ended up doing only 1 1/2 rotations. As I left the lot the check gauges light came on and the temp needle was maxed.
Pretty sure it's got a coolant leak somewhere, can't seem to find it. Every other time I drive I need to add an entire jug of coolant to the radiator to keep it from overheating. It's also bubbling in the coolant tank, dripping water from the exhaust also getting a nice white smoke from the exhaust as well... I'm also getting that rushing fluid noise that I can here from inside when I give it throttle.
Earlier tonight after I added more coolant I noticed a new noise. It's almost like a wobbling or boiling? Hopefully not a knock. Sounds like it's coming more from the front? Maybe the radiator?
You can here it better around the 11 second mark. Tried the best I could to get the sound.
http://youtu.be/bxPHj85kCCQ
Story time
Last time it rained it thought id have a bit of fun and did a donut in a wet empty lot. Light throttle, never went above 4k, and on tires that needed to be replaced. Ended up doing only 1 1/2 rotations. As I left the lot the check gauges light came on and the temp needle was maxed.
Pretty sure it's got a coolant leak somewhere, can't seem to find it. Every other time I drive I need to add an entire jug of coolant to the radiator to keep it from overheating. It's also bubbling in the coolant tank, dripping water from the exhaust also getting a nice white smoke from the exhaust as well... I'm also getting that rushing fluid noise that I can here from inside when I give it throttle.
Earlier tonight after I added more coolant I noticed a new noise. It's almost like a wobbling or boiling? Hopefully not a knock. Sounds like it's coming more from the front? Maybe the radiator?
You can here it better around the 11 second mark. Tried the best I could to get the sound.
http://youtu.be/bxPHj85kCCQ