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- Oct 28, 2014
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- Location
- NE Ohio
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
Default 2.9 losing coolant
My truck kept going low in coolant. Initially I thought it was going into the oil, so I changed it so I would know exactly where the oil level was. Run the truck for awhile, coolant goes low, oil level is the same, so I cross that off. Then I was wondering if it was simply leaking out of the radiator, so I leave it parked for a weekend on my driveway and it was bone dry come Sunday.
I had to drive it a few times because the weather was poor and put a gallon of coolant in it, drove it appx. 100miles and it overheated, bone dry. I believe the coolant is burning off in the exhaust. Bad head gasket? Cracked head? The guy I bought the truck off of in October had just put the engine back together, new cam, lifters, etc.
My truck kept going low in coolant. Initially I thought it was going into the oil, so I changed it so I would know exactly where the oil level was. Run the truck for awhile, coolant goes low, oil level is the same, so I cross that off. Then I was wondering if it was simply leaking out of the radiator, so I leave it parked for a weekend on my driveway and it was bone dry come Sunday.
I had to drive it a few times because the weather was poor and put a gallon of coolant in it, drove it appx. 100miles and it overheated, bone dry. I believe the coolant is burning off in the exhaust. Bad head gasket? Cracked head? The guy I bought the truck off of in October had just put the engine back together, new cam, lifters, etc.
