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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 12:46 PM
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cooling problems

I was on my way to work a couple mornings ago, when i look down at my temp gauge and i notice that my truck is overheating. I pull over to the side of the road and call someone for a ride. I go to pick it up at the end of the day and open my rad cap to see if i am low in antifreeze. when i open the cap a huge rush of fluid came out. I decide to drive it home and the same thing happened, started to happen, the thermostat didnt open and i noticed that i had no heat at my heater vents. This morning i pull the truck into the driveway, shut her off, pop the hood and open the rad cap, sploosh fluid all over the drive way. I thought it might have been a big air bubble so i start filling the system thru the heater hoses and i got it full but when i take the cap off its constantly blowing little bubbles. My first thought thought is head gasket, but why am i getting no heat from my heater vents? No water in oil and no white exhaust.
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Old Dec 18, 2010 | 11:29 PM
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Can you start it up when it's cold with no cap on and it immediately and steadily blows bubbles?

If so I would say it's the head gasket.

I had a little turbocharged 2.2 Shelby that does exactly as you described.
No white smoke, no milky oil, no heat but a lot of pressure.
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Old Dec 19, 2010 | 09:19 AM
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My work truck ('05 Sierra 3500 with the DuraMax) is in the shop now getting new head-gaskets after presenting with the same symptoms. Runs just fine otherwise.

You're getting no heat as the coolant has been replaced with the air pocket (gravity drained it).

Sorry.
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