Sooo for about a week now I've been having to add coolant to my truck every single morning.
I don't see any leaks under the truck and coolant levels are fine during the day while I'm driving.
Any idea what this could be?
Coolant disappearing overnight
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by freightwipper, Aug 22, 2016.
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How much are you adding? A whole jug or jus a lil bit. Are you blowing white smoke out of the exhaust? When you pull your oil stick out is it covered in oil?
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I went through a whole jug in a week.
No white smoke, oil looks okay.
I might add I already had a significant engine issue in part with coolant in the crankcase a few months ago.
Engine was pulled apart and put back together again. -
What's the make and model of the engine along with year.
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KillingTime Thanks this.
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I had the same problem with the same model...turned out to be the bunk heater core was dripping ever so slightly at night while i was parked even though i wasn't running heat.
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I'm thinking cold water leak. check all of your clamps associated with water hoses. run around block when first starting up, then stop to see if coolant has pooled along frame rail or some other place that wont drip down till moving
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white smoke is coolant leak into motor, to check for head gasket, take a soda bottle, and fill with water. with truck running, take overflow tube from radiator and put down into water. if it blows bubbles, you've got a head gasket leak
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