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**richard2717** · 07-12-2015, 08:29 PM

I just purchased a 6.0 Silverado (2003) that was supposedly overheated. The story I got was they busted a hose and the driver ran it till it quit. They had it towed back and I ended up buying it. I know less than nothing about the 6.0 engines but I decided to give it a look see before just parting the truck out. Long story short, it wasn't a hose that busted but rather the D/S plastic tank on the radiator. Once I got the battery charged up I filled the radiator with water ( not knowing at the time that was what was busted) and the truck fired right up and seems to run pretty good until I got out and came around to the front to see where the water was spraying from. Once the water ran out of the radiator it ran rough for a few seconds and then cut off.

My question is this, do these trucks have some sort of sensor for low water level that shuts them down before they run hot? My 00' 6500 Chevy does but I didn't know about the light duty trucks. I don't want to go spend a lot of time or money on new radiator if it doesn't fix the problem, but I feel like this might be the only problem since it seems to run fine while the tank is full.

If the engine is good I am thinking about pulling it and the transmission to put in my 68' panel truck.

Thanks
Richard

07-12-2015, 08:29 PM	#1
richard2717 Equal opportunity joke ofender Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Eastern Shore of MD Posts: 9,959	03 silverado with 6.0 I just purchased a 6.0 Silverado (2003) that was supposedly overheated. The story I got was they busted a hose and the driver ran it till it quit. They had it towed back and I ended up buying it. I know less than nothing about the 6.0 engines but I decided to give it a look see before just parting the truck out. Long story short, it wasn't a hose that busted but rather the D/S plastic tank on the radiator. Once I got the battery charged up I filled the radiator with water ( not knowing at the time that was what was busted) and the truck fired right up and seems to run pretty good until I got out and came around to the front to see where the water was spraying from. Once the water ran out of the radiator it ran rough for a few seconds and then cut off. My question is this, do these trucks have some sort of sensor for low water level that shuts them down before they run hot? My 00' 6500 Chevy does but I didn't know about the light duty trucks. I don't want to go spend a lot of time or money on new radiator if it doesn't fix the problem, but I feel like this might be the only problem since it seems to run fine while the tank is full. If the engine is good I am thinking about pulling it and the transmission to put in my 68' panel truck. Thanks Richard __________________ Members I have met. Dually Jams, OlBlue60, ScottH, Tommyboy24, Dujobo, Warbucket, 2003 Silverado, Notsolo, my90k5, 6t727t2, Special-K ,Jack_71C10, tabarcus,72blazer_mud_bogger,pwdcougar,RSavage,EricSean,1Rippen6,invicta455,tennaragtop71,arks, Kendal,Bennett68C10, Perpendicular, Chainsawman, McGeesCustomMinis,ShortbedClayton,longblue72,6768chevylover,Tim71,Travisarmenta,Ol' Drippy,fleetmitch,georgieb51,Dave,bcnya2,Dadsburb https://paypal.me/6772GMtruckparts Most women like the strong, silent type… Fortunately for me, my wife prefers the out-of-shape, mouthy type. Last edited by richard2717; 07-14-2015 at 06:47 AM.



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