Engine bay got an antifreeze bath - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

67cst · 10-08-2003, 08:16 PM

just coming home from the lumber yard and i smelt anti freeze, pull over and im leaking like a seive. man was i pissed, brand new 4 core and i thought it was shot, get home temp gauge is almost pinned, pop the hood and there is a 3 inch long gash in the hose from my condenser to the intake, the antifreeze was just honking out of it into the fan and the fan was spraying it everywhere...what a last couple weeks its been, at least this is a cheap fix unlike the others but man oh man..my mom thinks im crazy owning an old truck..

cdowns · 10-08-2003, 08:43 PM

FROM YOUR CONDENSER????

A/C SYSTEMS DON'T USE ANTI-FREEZE

Gordo · 10-08-2003, 09:11 PM

Don't be surprised if your v-belts start making a crackling noise in the near future. It seems when anti-freeze gets on the belts it sometimes creates a glaze and they make a alot of noise that won't go away without changing the belts.

67cst · 10-08-2003, 10:23 PM

cdowns-i run propane

my new 72 · 10-08-2003, 10:27 PM

He means the heater core cdowns.

lukecp · 10-08-2003, 10:28 PM

Leaking antifreeze does suck....i remember walking out to my truck one day and seeing a huge coolant slick underneath it.....i was stupid and attempted the 4 mile trek home...and it made it w/o overheating

My mom thinks i'm crazy for owning an old truck too, but she understands how much i love it. She always rolls her eyes when i talk about putting in 3.73 gears and a bigger cam

**old Rusty C10** · 10-08-2003, 11:07 PM

hey brand new ones break too!!

67cst · 10-08-2003, 11:27 PM

tonite i ran to an auto store, got a foot of 5/8's heater hose, get home and turns out it had too much of a kink for my liking, so i rip back down and get a piece with a 90* degree elbow, the straight chunk was a buck, the one i ended up using was 11 bucks cause of the elbow, what a scam!!! but im back goin again...waiting for something else to go wrong

10-08-2003, 08:16 PM	#1
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,302	Engine bay got an antifreeze bath just coming home from the lumber yard and i smelt anti freeze, pull over and im leaking like a seive. man was i pissed, brand new 4 core and i thought it was shot, get home temp gauge is almost pinned, pop the hood and there is a 3 inch long gash in the hose from my condenser to the intake, the antifreeze was just honking out of it into the fan and the fan was spraying it everywhere...what a last couple weeks its been, at least this is a cheap fix unlike the others but man oh man..my mom thinks im crazy owning an old truck.. __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

10-08-2003, 08:43 PM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	FROM YOUR CONDENSER???? A/C SYSTEMS DON'T USE ANTI-FREEZE __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

10-08-2003, 09:11 PM	#3
Gordo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Killingworth, CT. USA Posts: 3,378	Don't be surprised if your v-belts start making a crackling noise in the near future. It seems when anti-freeze gets on the belts it sometimes creates a glaze and they make a alot of noise that won't go away without changing the belts. __________________ 1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi (retired as of 4/22/03) 1998 S10 short bed 2002 S10 Blazer 1942 Oldsmobile 1958 Massey Harris Pony 1951 Wife Killingworth, Connecticut May those who love us, love us, any of those who do not love us, may God turn their hearts. And if God is unable to turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so we may know them by their limping. A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

10-08-2003, 10:23 PM	#4
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,302	cdowns-i run propane __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

10-08-2003, 10:27 PM	#5
my new 72 faster, faster, faster Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston ,Texas ,USA Posts: 1,354	He means the heater core cdowns. __________________ I'm going to Law School, wanna debate? It's good practice.

10-08-2003, 10:28 PM	#6
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Leaking antifreeze does suck....i remember walking out to my truck one day and seeing a huge coolant slick underneath it.....i was stupid and attempted the 4 mile trek home...and it made it w/o overheating My mom thinks i'm crazy for owning an old truck too, but she understands how much i love it. She always rolls her eyes when i talk about putting in 3.73 gears and a bigger cam __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

10-08-2003, 11:07 PM	#7
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,310	hey brand new ones break too!! __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

10-08-2003, 11:27 PM	#8
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,302	tonite i ran to an auto store, got a foot of 5/8's heater hose, get home and turns out it had too much of a kink for my liking, so i rip back down and get a piece with a 90* degree elbow, the straight chunk was a buck, the one i ended up using was 11 bucks cause of the elbow, what a scam!!! but im back goin again...waiting for something else to go wrong __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

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