I apologize for all the threads but I think all of them are separate to some extent and should be targeted to their specific specialists.

I think starting a topic that says “hey I’ve got problems” probably wont draw the insight and experience I need to get my truck back on the road in a timely fashion.

Anyway, goo.

Its EVERYWHERE!

I have go covering the front of my engine, my front steering components (one assumes from what I believe to be a crank case vent, all over my fan shroud, I couldn’t even read my power steering cap yesterday when I went to check it

And I’m not missing any fluids that I know of (Oil, trans, gear, P/S, nothing.)

Do fan clutches have goo in them? If so that might explain the nasty squeak I’ve picked up.

 

Sounds like your puke bottle maybe full & over flowing. Did they have those on the 99's? If not it's time to reroute your blowby hose.

 

What he said.

No doubt, take it down and clean it out. Spray the area with degreaser. It'll stay nice and purdy for about 6 months, then it will be crudy again. Some guys do a relo, or elimination and run a tube back over the front diff.

 

reroute the crank blow off with some rubber hosing to the mid area of your truck. Get rid of the junk breather bottle, they are worthless. I rerouted mine and cleaned it up all nice and pretty and it has stayed that was since

 

Pull your shroud and really check to make sure the rad is not plugged. Come summer it can really play havoc on temp issues, causing you to think thermostat, when all it is, is a rad plugged with dirt from sticking to the goo/blowby from the bottle.

 

See my signature.

 

i no my dads 99 quadcab 4x4 2500 does not have the puke bottle and we rerouted his my bros and mine have them but we movedem around a little and we put the blue shop towels down in the bottles and change the rags out bout every 3k miles and it stays nice and clean