dropped off truck at the mechanics

**Jarrod B** · #1 (**permalink**) 11-12-2008, 02:42 PM

well i got tired of tryin to fix the issue im havin with it.

we'll see in a few days when the mechanic gets to it.

also, i happen to see some black smoke while on the highway.

and its all stock.(at the moment)

the mechanic right off said it might be the front cover after i told him what been done to it.

so im hopping its the cover.

**Jarrod B** · #2 (**permalink**) 11-14-2008, 07:00 PM

ok
i called the mechanic today to checkup on the truck.

they found that the heater core and an oring on the water pump was leaking.
so they temporally bypassed the heater core and replaced the oring in the pump.

then they drained the oil and hooked up the cooling system to the pressure machine at the shop and left it with it on to see if there was any coolant in the tray in the morning.

no leaks detected.

so then they talked with the other mechanics to determine the next thing to do.
they put a uv dye in the oil system to check for contamination in the coolant after some driving.

so i picked it up today and drove it home. next week ill drive it about a 100 mi then drive it back to the shop for them to find the leak with the dye.

**Jarrod B** · #3 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 02:25 PM

dropped it off today. coolant still goes down and now there is milky white in the degas bottle

POWERSMOKIN · #4 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 02:27 PM

degas bottle?

that sucks! sounds like a really small internal hole

but then again, i dunno wat im talking about

have you added anti-cavitation to the coolant ever?

**Jarrod B** · #5 (**permalink**) 11-18-2008, 02:29 PM

ah no

done head gaskets
oil cooler
injector orings
water pump
rebuilt radiator

the tech thinks front cover

it was rebuild at 260k
theres 326 on it right now