What happened?

[strutaeng]

So sounds like just the water pump then? Fingers crossed.

 

[PPV_2018]

That’s awesome, sounds good. If by snorkel you mean the cold air intake then yes you will get a CEL because the MAF isn’t reading the airflow. Sounds like the water pump just went south real quick which they do sometimes. If so, that’s an easy fix.

Yes lol. This is reassuring though

So sounds like just the water pump then? Fingers crossed.

Lord Willing. Imo the truck sounds as good as could be expected considering what it’s been through in the last 48 hours, lol. But I’m not an expert,, you guys may have more trained ears

I mean, the coolants all gone, belt’s removed, snorkel /CAI is removed, I’m halfway done already haha.

I do have a few questions for the community

- replace pump only or whole pump/housing assembly.. ? One has to wonder how much life thermostat has left in it

- any special tools or anything i should pick up for this project beyond regular hand tools

- should i still attempt to drain any residual coolant left in the system

-lastly, any tips or advice specific to this job anyone would care to share ?

 

[BP5150]

I would do the thermostat for sure being you got things apart. I had to do mine right after I bought it because it was stuck open. As far as the water pump housing idk? I would probably just do the pump and get a new belt tensioner and belt. With the money saved. Remove the pump and see if there is any damage to the housing and also I would probably flush the cooling system in case there was any metal debris that might have gotten into the system. Post some pictures once you get that pump off. Curious to see where the impeller was rubbing against. Good luck bud.

 

[swathdiver]

Many moons ago i had an old exploder that would frequently overheat. I always just shut it down and let it cool off , and it would continue driving like normal.

So that begs the question.. how long can you let the engine run with no coolant?

I think the exploder had iron heads and block. Aluminum heads tend to drop valve seats when they get really hot, especially the 6.2s.

Hope everything works out for you.

 

[ReaperHWK]

Would have never drove that home. You tried to save $200 on a tow and could have cost yourself a motor.

Risk/reward calculation is off with this one.

 

[PPV_2018]

Best way to “drain” out this system? Pop the lower radiator hose off and let it drain out from there, or what ?

 

[Rocket Man]

Best way to “drain” out this system? Pop the lower radiator hose off and let it drain out from there, or what ?

Yes. You can try to catch as much as you can in a large flat container but it kind of goes everywhere. They quit putting petcocks in the radiators years ago. Remember to wash it down real good, not sure if the stuff is still attractive to animals but if they drink it, it will kill them.

 

[Fless]

Colorado man accused of poisoning six chihuahua puppies

A man in Fremont County was accused of poisoning six chihuahua puppies on Wednesday.

www.kktv.com

 

[tooleyondeck]

Damn, reading through this thread it sounds like you got lucky bro! Good time to go ahead and do as other suggested and replace everything that you can while you're in there. Engine sounds fine in those clips, might as well do what you can to keep that 5.3 happy.