If I have to I'll pull the thermostat housing and fill with coolant until it comes out of the engine. Then there's no chance of air anywhere in there
If I have to I'll pull the thermostat housing and fill with coolant until it comes out of the engine. Then there's no chance of air anywhere in there
There should be a vertical tube by the alternator staring you right in the face. You remove the plug from the end of that and fill. No need to take the stat out. A secret trick. park the truck up hill when filling it up with coolant. the air should purge itself.
What did you do to cause this problem? When did it start? Unless you hacve been beating the crap out of the truck, chances are it's not the head.
2003- 3500 RWD Automatic. S & B intake, BD Intercooler, Pusher Air Horn, MM3 Double R Tuning, Turbo Timer, electric Flex-a-lite fans, FASS 95, 50 HP tips, upgrade to 351 turbo, 3.42 gears, Twin air compressors, air bags, Remote dual oil filters, Hellwig sway bar, Front Winch. Home made Fuel Heater, BD Exhaust brake with Torque Lock. Tons of TLC
The plug was removed to fill after the flushing
Parked the front end on my homemade ramps this morning. So about 26"
I don't dog my truck at all. Most that it does is pull and heaviest is around 17k. That's why I really don't suspect a HG. There's minor HG symptoms but that's worst case. Had to be a big air bubble in there somewhere
Put my old OEM cap back on until I get the new one tomorrow. I had one of the caps with the pressure relief tab. Not sure if it was bad or not but regular cap is back on
Pressure tested the system @ 16lbs and held for about 8 minutes. Figured with no bleed off or sign of leaks it was good so took it off
Going to back flush the heater core today a few times to see if there's blockage from the system flush that somehow didn't get out of the system. And is now causing interment heat issues
Will then be elevating the front end up slightly again to get any air to move out hopefully and if needed top off coolant
While I'm at it I have to replace the junk Dorman clockspring with a Mopar
Just got home from going to check out some horses today. Didn't take the truck
Messed around with it when I got here. I'm at a loss right now
Bled system, topped off
Intermittent heat after my flush still
Coolant pushing to overflow. Normal with heat expansion sure. Still bubbling in recovery tank
Letting it sit overnight to cool completely then check overflow and radiator levels
At this point with the cooling system I'm probably going to the dealership in the morning to try and get an answer hopefully. Possibly for the heat to
Blend door actuator is functioning. The heat is cranking out once at temperature. Then rapidly cools off. After a little time heat comes back again. Almost like there's no coolant flow to the heater core then it starts going again
Just a thought and if considering this, use caution.
It appears you have an '09, and if you changed the fluid as recommended, there shouldn't be debris / pluggage if any and the core should be fine.
But if this is still considerred a possible issue:
If there is a way to disconnect the in and out hose for the cab heater and put a garden hose on the inlet side. You could see if there is a pluggage in the heater core. I've done this on older trucks, but never on the newer ones. If this could be accomplished you can verify flow and eliminate this question.
But if you do this, don't use high pressure. Not knowing what's your water pressure is, it could cause more problems than it's worth if your pressure is quite high. Just crack the valve and see if there is a flow. Also it flushes out the debris if there is any.
Just a thought.
Jim
2006 ~ 2500HD, Big Horn Edition, 5.9, 4x4, Q/Cab, 48RE, L/B, 3.73, S&B CAI & Snout, ProFlo 5" S/S exhaust, Smarty Touch, Oil ByPass Kit, 60 gal main tank, 110 gallon in-bed tank, XX-Fuel Filter System, Coolant Bypass Kit, Mag-Hytec front & rear end covers and trans pan, 285 x 70 x 17
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That's what I did Saturday and again today. Earlier when I started to flush the core there was nothing in it at all but not bad. Floorboards are dry
At the moment I have heat again
If it stops or fluctuates again. I'm wondering if the IN tube from the engine to core is plugged/restricted or bad
Are the heater hoses good? They can collapse like brake hoses do inside. If they are spongy, scrap 'em. Geno's has them pretty reasonable. They were OK on my 03, but being 14 years old, I replaced them with the rad hoses this year. Just a PM for the next 10 years. *****if it doesn't rot out from under me first*****
2003- 3500 RWD Automatic. S & B intake, BD Intercooler, Pusher Air Horn, MM3 Double R Tuning, Turbo Timer, electric Flex-a-lite fans, FASS 95, 50 HP tips, upgrade to 351 turbo, 3.42 gears, Twin air compressors, air bags, Remote dual oil filters, Hellwig sway bar, Front Winch. Home made Fuel Heater, BD Exhaust brake with Torque Lock. Tons of TLC
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