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Old 01-13-2014, 10:59 PM
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ok so idk whats up with my whole cooling system but ive lost coolant and leaked coolant from somewhere n i pulled some hoses off to chdck for air bubbles whenever its hot n i pull the cap off coolant will rise back into the tank n then drop back down into the block but beofre its never overheated now tonight it started over heating and coolant was coming out of the hose by the alternator coolant was everywhere and coolant was steaming out of the hose connected to the radiator so truck is very fucked wats wrong with it?? what do i need to do to fix this??

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also i have no heat at all

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also recently bought a new degas bottle (other one was leaking) and came with a new cap and i just need help bad on this suppose to go to michigan this weekend cnt have it overheating could this be a water pump or thermostat?? or blocked heater core??? sometimes my whole engine will sound like its trying alot harder to run then usual please help
 

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Old 01-19-2014, 09:10 AM
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Check the water pump and passenger side head gasket at the number 5-7 cylinder.

WHen you changed the bottle, did you open the bleeder on top of the thermostats to get all the air out?
 
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