I own a 1999 Chevy Silverado, 5.3 L V8. I have no heat, and my truck over heats. I recently replaced the thermostat, and flushed the system, running water through the heater core and checking the flow of water through the whole system. I have let the air pockets out, and have kept an eye on the coolant level after draining it for the fourth time in two weeks. I know its a new thermostat (i boiled it) and i know the heater core is not clogged. My only thing left is to replace the water pump but i can't see spending the time or money when it seems to be operating, I have ran it with the supply to the core off and seen that it pushes water through the system. I cant find any crinks or crushed hoses and there is no leak that has appeared to me yet.
Did it over heat before the therm? if not it is the wrong therm. Other than that you have to have a air pocket.
if not wrong thermostat, may have installed upside down
always spring down, bell up
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I forgot to add, its a 1500, not a 2500.
Yeah, it overheated before replacing the thermostat. i keep coming back to the air pocket to. but i keep working with it and i really am starting to think something else
white smoke from the tailpipe, its been cold so i thought that was normal till i noticed more than usual today when it was idle and its almost sixty, moisture does drip from it as well. Yes the hoses get hot, the lower and upper one to the pump, and the two through the radiator, one to the core also, the other coming from the core gets warm but not as much as the other. as far as water in the head, i dont know, i will have to check that.
White smoke, and steam, look nearly the same from the tailpipe until the engine and exhaust system is warmed up. Water will also drip as the steam condenses in the exhaust system until it warms up. And water is a byproduct of combustion in a gasoline engine.
So, the key thing is to figure out if the thermostat is causing the overheating, and to do that, pull the stat, then drive around. If you don't overheat, then you've proven the cooling system. Replace the stat. If it still heats up, then you've got a fan clutch problem, radiator problem, or not enough coolant.
Not enough coolant is pretty easy. Just check it. Note if there is significant pressure in the radiator that would suggest a compression leak through the head gasket. Remember, a bad head gasket will pressurize the cooling system on the compression stroke, and **** in some water on a suction stroke.
If your chasing an air bubble, then it's easy to get rid of. If the engine is cool, take the radiator cap off, start the engine, and wait for the thermostat to open. You can tell when it does, because the water level in the radiator will drop. Fill until you can fill no more. Put the cap on, fill the reservoir, and test drive.
Are you getting coolent inside the head?
Is there excess water coming from the tailpipe, or a white smoke?
When it runs hot do you get nothing but steam from the bleed off?
Is the lower hose that runs to the water pump hot or cold after driving speed?
Sounds like it could be the fan clutch if it's overheating, but that doesn't make sense about no heat.
Take the thermostat out and run the engine without it. If it still overheats, you either have a plugged radiator (water or air side) or a bad fan clutch. I am betting the fan clutch.
Let's get that one fixed before we go to the next.
I say you got a hose that collapses when it gets to normal operating temperture, They tend to do that when a hose goes bad...e
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