willsmysticcobra
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- Location
- Lake Zurich IL
Just wondering if I should be really alarmed or not. Bought my truck in november from a nice old man who bought the truck for his daughter. On the test drive it kissed the 250 degree mark and check engine light came on. I shut her off on the spot and waited a few(pretty sure the 2 sec of 250 didn`t warp the head). When I came back I told the owner and he claimed it never happened to him/his daughter, but it has been sitting dormant for about 4 months now.
When we popped the hood, the coolant res tank was bone dry and upon cool down the radiator was only 3/4 full. We topped both off to spec and I bought it. Since than the truck has never gone over 210 but I always smell a faint sweet coolant smell upon shutting her off. Also the coolant tank depletes at a rate of maybe an inch every two weeks.
The oil is black as night and no mixing looks like it is occurring, the heat is piping hot, and I even tried to look for little bubbles in the coolant with the radiator cover off.
Any of you guys heard of these 4.0`s consuming coolant at a regular pace or should I be looking to do the head gasket in the spring? Also I don`t see any physical green spots on the ground or out of the water pump so I really don`t know where its being consumed....... Couple of buddies have just suggested some fix-a-leak and forget it.
Any feedback will be much appreciated!
~Will
When we popped the hood, the coolant res tank was bone dry and upon cool down the radiator was only 3/4 full. We topped both off to spec and I bought it. Since than the truck has never gone over 210 but I always smell a faint sweet coolant smell upon shutting her off. Also the coolant tank depletes at a rate of maybe an inch every two weeks.
The oil is black as night and no mixing looks like it is occurring, the heat is piping hot, and I even tried to look for little bubbles in the coolant with the radiator cover off.
Any of you guys heard of these 4.0`s consuming coolant at a regular pace or should I be looking to do the head gasket in the spring? Also I don`t see any physical green spots on the ground or out of the water pump so I really don`t know where its being consumed....... Couple of buddies have just suggested some fix-a-leak and forget it.
Any feedback will be much appreciated!
~Will