let the truck idle for abotu an hour and no coolant

Kraqa · 11-03-2009, 01:01 AM

i was tryign to warm somethign up so i left the truck idlign for abotu an hour. later when i drove home abotu 15 min into the drive the heater stopped working.

stopped and sure enough i was super low on coolant.

no cracked block. no weird smoke out the tail pipe, not power issues.

i have a wird chirping noise commign from the front left of the block. i thoguht it was the belt tensioner bearing but could it be a water pump?

its been chirping for abotu a year.

whitebullet3 · 11-03-2009, 01:12 AM

could be the water pump. how did u get so low on coolant and not notice sooner? did you have a leak?

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12vbigkermit · 11-03-2009, 01:35 AM

check your oil. see if u have cross contamination. kinda hard to loose coolant unless someone put water and it evaporated.

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gary502 · 11-03-2009, 03:12 PM

my water pump only dumped water when i was driving...never really when idling...i had the same problem....look up under the truck at the water pump and see if the weep hole on the bottom looks wet....id betcha thats ur problem...

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ykdave · 11-03-2009, 03:16 PM

Ill take a vote for water pump.

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JakeDiesel · 11-03-2009, 03:23 PM

does your oil have a milky color. if i does i say bloen head gasket if not probably just the water pump

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Bluedually4x4 · 11-03-2009, 07:12 PM

If it was a head gasket he would have oil in the coolant, not coolant in the oil. Oil pressure is higher than coolant pressure.

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Kraqa · 11-04-2009, 01:41 AM

no oil in either coolant or oil.

i'm guessing water pump. thnx guys!

it does have 190,000 miles on the original WP.

B.B. · 11-04-2009, 08:46 AM

Not really answering your question, but I would not idle the engine to warm it up when cold. Once it smooths out after 20 seconds or so, maybe less, maybe a tad more, drive it slowly and don't work it until up to temp. Letting the truck idle when cold isn't the best for it.

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Kraqa · 11-04-2009, 09:28 PM

i was idling it to turn the heat on and warm the memory foams up inside the tires of my RC crawler at an out door comp.

lol

wow that sounds bad.

2low4nh · 11-04-2009, 10:33 PM

okay most leaks are exhuast in to the coolant have a garage do an exhuast gas test. takes 5 minutes to do. very simple. most coolant leaks will be external. coolant pressure is about 15 oil is 40-80 exhuast 100+

Kraqa · 11-05-2009, 01:16 AM

I'm fed up with the truck.

time for a new one.

Last edited by Kraqa : 11-05-2009 at 04:23 PM.

11-03-2009, 01:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kraqa Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Posts: 142 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Kraqa's Truck Pics	let the truck idle for abotu an hour and no coolant i was tryign to warm somethign up so i left the truck idlign for abotu an hour. later when i drove home abotu 15 min into the drive the heater stopped working. stopped and sure enough i was super low on coolant. no cracked block. no weird smoke out the tail pipe, not power issues. i have a wird chirping noise commign from the front left of the block. i thoguht it was the belt tensioner bearing but could it be a water pump? its been chirping for abotu a year. __________________ 1999 4x4 ext cab Short Box. Auto \| Juice w/Attitude \| Magnaflow 4" \| BHAF \| 3.25 Turn Steering Box \| HID conversion \| Transgo Shift Kit \|

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11-03-2009, 01:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
whitebullet3 Cummins Nut Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 480 Thanks: 4 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts whitebullet3's Truck Pics	could be the water pump. how did u get so low on coolant and not notice sooner? did you have a leak? __________________ 2000excab2500 16" ultra mako's with 35" hankooks, leveled,full suncoast, HRVP, II phat shaft 66, 200's, air dog 150, allthe gauges, afe intake, 5" tbe 6" tip, intake horn by me, 5%tint, 35% windshield.

11-03-2009, 01:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
12vbigkermit Diesel Freak Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Woodstock, GA Posts: 831 Thanks: 7 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts 12vbigkermit's Truck Pics	check your oil. see if u have cross contamination. kinda hard to loose coolant unless someone put water and it evaporated. __________________ 98 2500 4x4 7"38's, 8kh.i.d, pump tweaks, 4gsk, stacks, inline defuser,FASS,gauges,Suncoast billet trans bllt flex plate, tc lck up, timing, k&n, head oringed+ stg3 valve job,60lbs spring,coaltrain 140's soon to be a1's and super b special.

11-03-2009, 03:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
gary502 Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: pittsburgh, PA Posts: 211 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 4 Posts gary502's Truck Pics	my water pump only dumped water when i was driving...never really when idling...i had the same problem....look up under the truck at the water pump and see if the weep hole on the bottom looks wet....id betcha thats ur problem... __________________ 95 2500 4x4 5 speed, reg cab, 12 valve, 50hp injectors, fuel plate DELETE, 5'' stacks, 33'' mud terrains, valair single disk.

11-03-2009, 03:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
ykdave Diesel Head Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Yellowknife, NT, Canada Posts: 3,853 Thanks: 0 Thanked 76 Times in 62 Posts ykdave's Truck Pics	Ill take a vote for water pump. __________________ 97 Ram 2500 / 5.9ctd /NV4500/241DHD Custom Intake Tube+ BHAF, Pump Tuning, Autometer Pyro and Boost gauges, Dual 4" stacks, 33x12.5 Mud terrains, posi-lok, One Hella sound system, tons more to come

11-03-2009, 03:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
JakeDiesel Diesel Head Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,277 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts JakeDiesel's Truck Pics	does your oil have a milky color. if i does i say bloen head gasket if not probably just the water pump __________________ 94 Dodge 1500 black regular cab 2wd powered by a 2005 Cummins 3.9 4BTAA 27mpg (Friends) 95 Dodge 2500 4x4 boost elbow (35psi) #6 fuel plate http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/cu...ics-truck.html

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Bluedually4x4 Diesel Freak Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Laramie Wyoming Posts: 542 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts Bluedually4x4's Truck Pics	If it was a head gasket he would have oil in the coolant, not coolant in the oil. Oil pressure is higher than coolant pressure. __________________ 1998 3500 4x4 5 speed reg cab dually TST #10, ATS exhaust man, 5" turbo back exhaust twin 5" stacks, SB 13.5 clutch, BHAF, 75 hp injectors

11-04-2009, 01:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Kraqa Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Posts: 142 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Kraqa's Truck Pics	no oil in either coolant or oil. i'm guessing water pump. thnx guys! it does have 190,000 miles on the original WP. __________________ 1999 4x4 ext cab Short Box. Auto \| Juice w/Attitude \| Magnaflow 4" \| BHAF \| 3.25 Turn Steering Box \| HID conversion \| Transgo Shift Kit \|

11-04-2009, 08:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
B.B. Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ocala Posts: 155 Thanks: 3 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts B.B.'s Truck Pics	Not really answering your question, but I would not idle the engine to warm it up when cold. Once it smooths out after 20 seconds or so, maybe less, maybe a tad more, drive it slowly and don't work it until up to temp. Letting the truck idle when cold isn't the best for it. __________________ 97 3500 DRW 03 3500 DRW

11-04-2009, 09:28 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kraqa Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Posts: 142 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Kraqa's Truck Pics	i was idling it to turn the heat on and warm the memory foams up inside the tires of my RC crawler at an out door comp. lol wow that sounds bad. __________________ 1999 4x4 ext cab Short Box. Auto \| Juice w/Attitude \| Magnaflow 4" \| BHAF \| 3.25 Turn Steering Box \| HID conversion \| Transgo Shift Kit \|

11-04-2009, 10:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
2low4nh Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts 2low4nh's Truck Pics	okay most leaks are exhuast in to the coolant have a garage do an exhuast gas test. takes 5 minutes to do. very simple. most coolant leaks will be external. coolant pressure is about 15 oil is 40-80 exhuast 100+

11-05-2009, 01:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
Kraqa Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Posts: 142 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Kraqa's Truck Pics	I'm fed up with the truck. time for a new one. __________________ 1999 4x4 ext cab Short Box. Auto \| Juice w/Attitude \| Magnaflow 4" \| BHAF \| 3.25 Turn Steering Box \| HID conversion \| Transgo Shift Kit \| Last edited by Kraqa : 11-05-2009 at 04:23 PM.