Coolant Tank Problem on Turbo Silverado
Feb 28, 2018 | 09:24 AM
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So steam setup does run into the rad or overflow? Perhaps your cap is bad or otherwise not sealing. If it is letting coolant out before the appropriate pressure, that could be your extra loss via overflow.
Edit: that overflow is real close to the exhaust. Even though it is wrapped, you could just be boiling the overflow out. Perhaps move away or shield it?
Edit: that overflow is real close to the exhaust. Even though it is wrapped, you could just be boiling the overflow out. Perhaps move away or shield it?
I will shield the tank and see if that helps!
Feb 28, 2018 | 09:56 AM
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Per the other poster above, I have always done my first fill THROUGH the top radiator hose, even without inline fill. I would remove the hose form the radiator, hold it FAR higher than the highest point on the engine and fill all the coolant that way. Then very quickly attach to rad and go from there.
Another possibility: only pushing pressure into cooling system under boost. Have you tried just idling the thing and running the A/C, basically getting it as hot as possible without getting into boost? Same behavior?
Good luck!
Feb 28, 2018 | 03:45 PM
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Radiator cap is what I was referring to, unless that's what you're calling the coolant tank? Honestly they are so cheap I usually just buy a new one any time I start troubleshooting a weird problem. Good to have spare(s) anyway right?
Per the other poster above, I have always done my first fill THROUGH the top radiator hose, even without inline fill. I would remove the hose form the radiator, hold it FAR higher than the highest point on the engine and fill all the coolant that way. Then very quickly attach to rad and go from there.
Another possibility: only pushing pressure into cooling system under boost. Have you tried just idling the thing and running the A/C, basically getting it as hot as possible without getting into boost? Same behavior?
Good luck!
Per the other poster above, I have always done my first fill THROUGH the top radiator hose, even without inline fill. I would remove the hose form the radiator, hold it FAR higher than the highest point on the engine and fill all the coolant that way. Then very quickly attach to rad and go from there.
Another possibility: only pushing pressure into cooling system under boost. Have you tried just idling the thing and running the A/C, basically getting it as hot as possible without getting into boost? Same behavior?
Good luck!
It will come out the overflow even when I'm not in the boost.
It happens really bad after I shut the truck off. I feel like the tank is not big enough to hold all the coolant that comes into it.
Mar 1, 2018 | 08:18 AM
#18
Radiator doesn't have a cap. The only cap I have on my cooling system is on the coolant tank.
It will come out the overflow even when I'm not in the boost.
It happens really bad after I shut the truck off. I feel like the tank is not big enough to hold all the coolant that comes into it.
Mar 1, 2018 | 01:41 PM
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Wow you guys really struggle with this. On all my coolant tanks ive had or the custom ones I make you just fill to 3" below the top and go. Never had a burping issue or anything else for that matter. If I overfill it will puke out the excess the first time it gets hot, but never gets low enough to not keep the pump primed, unless you blow a headgasket of course.
Mar 1, 2018 | 02:51 PM
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Ill get back to you guys if this fixes my problem. Thanks!