Heater core thermal overload breach imminent
#11
1994 F150 XLT 5.8L 2wd
Are you losing coolant? It could be residue or a small puddle sitting under the therm housing, I would rinse your engine bay to remove anything that is there from prior leaks/repairs, then double check all of you hose connections and cooling components after a short drive. Even when using the flush kit to burp the system you still won't initially get all of the air out, took me a couple of times of topping the reservoir to the cold fill line before she stopped sucking it in, I just kept a bottle of 50/50 in the truck and would fill to the line just before starting the truck. My truck blew hot right after bleeding the air out of the system through flush kit.
#12
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Well over the weekend I added more coolant and got most of the air out of the core. When warming it up to change the timing I noticed steam coming off the radiator. I think I must have a leak in the radiator too. This would explain me loosing coolant over the course of a few weeks.
Does anyone know of any upgraded full aluminum radiators for our trucks? I has the cooler for the transmission (E4OD) integrated in there too. Thanks!
Does anyone know of any upgraded full aluminum radiators for our trucks? I has the cooler for the transmission (E4OD) integrated in there too. Thanks!