Rmartin-97
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My trucks temps are all over the place and it's gaining coolant. What could cause this. Bad thermostats maybe. The coolant has got high enough it's overflown once.
Gaining coolant
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jdgleason
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Uhhhh....... what's in the coolant that is making the level rise?
alradco
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Are you adding coolant at all?
Rmartin-97
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I don't see oil in it and it don't smell like diesel. It makes no sense what it's doin.
webb06
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It's either oil or fuel...not much else it can be that's causing the level to rise.
jdgleason
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What homeboy said.
HOOV3R
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Overflown as in puking?
Rmartin-97
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It was parked and overflowed. But temps never went over 199 on coolant. I can't see a head gasket. We just studded it. New heads and they were decked.
HOOV3R
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Possible air pocket maybe?
Rmartin-97
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It's been studded for months. I let it set for 2 weeks and now it's doin this.
webb06
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No way it's an air pocket after 2 months. Maybe a hung open thermostat? I've heard of that happening. I guess the truck was running when parked right?
Rmartin-97
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Yea I just don't drive it much.
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Oil cooler maybe? Is there any residue in the degas bottle?
Rmartin-97
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Nothin.
webb06
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I'd pull the thermostat and check it out
Rmartin-97
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I'll try that this week.
madman1234509
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Ive read before one sign of a bad thermostat is the oil and coolant being more than like 6 degrees difference in temp constantly.
Rmartin-97
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Is deff a head gasket. Pukin like crazy.
6.4strokin
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weird since you have it already studded
Rmartin-97
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Yea there 8000 miles old. It sucks.
