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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 09:52 AM
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loosing antifreeze?

Recently my head gasket went, which was no surprise. I just fixed that about 3 months ago and I am consistantly lossing antifreeze, but the truck is running fine and is not over heating. Help where is it going,
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 10:22 AM
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do you have any leaks? check your oil see if its milky or has water in it.... any white smoke?
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 12:49 PM
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let it sit for a day or so in a clean spot on the street/driveway/whatever and check as to where the puddle is. if it's closer to the front of the vehicle it's probably the radiator. closer to the cab it's probably the water pump.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 06:43 PM
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I havent seen any leaks, Ive been checking and nothing, thats why I am so confused... and there is no smoke. I recently changed the oil and it seemed fine but I'd have to check that.
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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 07:56 PM
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I'm a bit confused about your opening post. Has the bhg (blown head gasket) been replaced with a new one or is it still in need of repair? How much coolant are you going through?

There are 4 places your coolant could go. It could be leaking out somewhere onto the ground (but you says its not.) It could be going into the oil (causing milky oil.) It could be going into the cylinders and being burnt (causing white smoke through exhaust) or it could be boiling and slowly evaporating (extremely unlikely)

An easy way to check for the white smoke is to travel at normal highway speed, then take your foot off the gas pedal and continue to roll along, count to 10, then put your foot on the pedal again to accellerate and watch your rear-view mirror for smoke or have a passanger watch through the rear window.
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