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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / January 2007Air in the Cooling System
Gurgling sound before the engine fully warms up. Big deal, or no ? > Gurgling sound before the engine fully warms up. > > Big deal, or no ? What kind of truck? Engine? Also do you see the coolant level going down in your overflow tank? How long after you start the engine does it start to "gurgle"? > > Gurgling sound before the engine fully warms up. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > your overflow tank? How long after you start the engine does it start to > "gurgle"? 98 F-150 w/ 5.8L V8. 73K mileage. Gurgling sound coming behind the dash board whenever I apply a lil' gas (to try to slightly speed up the engine warming up...It's -5 in the morning when I start my day out here). Once the engine is fully warmed up, no gurgling sound. I haven't really checked coolant recently maybe it's a lil low...maybe there's a leak from my thermo-housing... Any other ideas ?? Is it really a big deal ? >> > Gurgling sound before the engine fully warms up. >> > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Any other ideas ?? Is it really a big deal ? At -5, odds favor ice in the heater coil. If there is no leak, and the gurgle stops after the ice is melted, I'd not worry about it. >> > Gurgling sound before the engine fully warms up. >> > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Any other ideas ?? Is it really a big deal ? It is if there is a leak and you are loosing coolant from the system. Especially if its leaking and you dont know what your coolant level is currently.. LOL > It is if there is a leak and you are loosing coolant from the system. > Especially if its leaking and you dont know what your coolant level is > currently.. LOL Cut me a break. I just got the thing, and I immediatly had to get a 1500 dollar wiring harness. That said...Yes. Im an idiot. >> It is if there is a leak and you are loosing coolant from the system. >> Especially if its leaking and you dont know what your coolant level is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > That said...Yes. Im an idiot. Sorry not trying to break your balls, just trying to stress that if you think you have a problem with the fluid system check the level of the fluid in that system. It will be a prime indicator as to whether or not you really have a problem. Also, if you have ice in the heater core, I would be getting my protection level checked. Water expands when it freezes so if you get a big enough block in there, it can crack your heater core, or possibly your engine block if the ice forms there. > Sorry not trying to break your balls, just trying to stress that if you > think you have a problem with the fluid system check the level of the fluid [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > big enough block in there, it can crack your heater core, or possibly your > engine block if the ice forms there. It's all good. I appreciate the help / advise. It's my mission to nurse this baby back to perfect health. >> Sorry not trying to break your balls, just trying to stress that if you >> think you have a problem with the fluid system check the level of the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > It's all good. I appreciate the help / advise. It's my mission to > nurse this baby back to perfect health. Good luck in your mission. First thing I would do if I were you is get a good shop manual for that truck, a HELM workshop manual would be a good choice from what I hear (no experience with them myself). |
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